Hi! Hajimemashite, people. Today is about 15 degrees in Tokyo. Warm, but cold!
The temperature lately is the coldest season in Tokyo (Jan-Feb.) varies from around 0 to 10 degrees which is not comparable with coldness found in Seoul, NY or Berlin, but I feel SO cold here because of houses built without proper insulation. The heat in a room escapes easily which is a complete waste of energy.
So let's cook something warm on a cold day....
Miso soup is probably one of the most familiar foods for Japanese people because the basic Japanese meal usually is rice, some other dishes and miso soup. Also it's very easy. You can boil any seasonal ingredients in a soup then add miso paste. Here you are..
Ingredients for 2 people:
cabbage*
tofu*
miso (1+1/2 tbsps)
soup stock (2 cups)
*whatever you like
1- Boil the soup.
You can make the soup stock with dried kelp (konbu) or dried sardines (niboshi) or dried bonito fish (katsuo). If you can't find any of them, then try fish powder stock or even other stocks are OK.2- Put cabbage and tofu in the soup.
3- Dissolve the miso in the soup when the tofu and the cabbage are cooked. (Better to dissolve with a strainer)
Finished! If you feel unhealthy by eating too much meat, cream, and butter. Why not try miso soup with a lot of vegetables, seaweed or mushrooms!
Itadakimasu.
