Homemade miso soup is healthy, cozy, and so delicious! Try these easy Japanese miso soup recipes and enjoy the authentic flavor!
Have you ever experienced the delicious flavor of soup served in Japanese restaurants? Miso soup is a traditional Japanese soup made from miso paste, dashi, and the ingredient of choice and our everyday staple.
In this post, I will share my favorite 10 miso soup recipes. They are tasty, simple, and ready in under 10 minutes. Treat yourself to a delightful bowl of miso soup at home!
- This recipe is for you if:
- You love Japanese miso soup.
- You want to make miso soup.
- You are looking for miso soup recipes.
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10 Japanese Miso Soup Recipes
Let's dive into varieties of miso soup recipes! Here are easy and cozy classic miso soup you can try today!
- Tofu miso soup
- Mushroom miso soup
- Wakame seaweed miso soup
- Daikon miso soup
- Kabocha miso soup
- Summer vegetable miso soup
- Natto miso soup
- Egg and cabbage miso soup
- Vegetable miso soup
- Nameko and cabbage miso soup
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1. Tofu Miso Soup
This is a classic miso soup and the most popular one with tofu and scallions.
Ingredients: Miso paste, katsuobushi dashi powder, tofu, and scallions
2. Mushroom Miso Soup
This is a vegan miso soup with kombu kelp dashi. Use Four Japanese mushrooms, and the combination of mushrooms is the key flavor in this recipe.
Ingredients: Miso paste, kombu dashi powder, shiitake, shimeji, eringi, and maitake.
3. Wakame Seaweed Miso Soup
This is another traditional miso soup with wakame, soft tofu, and chopped scallions.
Ingredients: Miso paste, kombu dashi powder, tofu, wakame seaweed, scallions
4. Daikon miso soup
Ingredients: Miso paste, niboshi dashi, daikon, daikon leaves, aburaage
5. Kabocha miso soup
Ingredients: Miso paste, niboshi dashi, kabocha squash, komatsuna, and tofu
6. Summer vegetable miso soup
Ingredients: Miso paste, niboshi dashi powder, zucchini, eggplant, and tomato
7. Natto miso soup
Ingredients: Miso paste, dashi packet, natto, shimeji mushrooms, and scallion
8. Egg and Cabbage Miso Soup
Ingredients: Miso paste, niboshi dashi, cabbage, moyashi, egg
9. Vegetable Miso Soup
Ingredients: Miso paste, niboshi dashi, carrot, onion, aburaage, shiitake mushrooms, dried shrimp
10. Nameko Mushrooms and Cabbage Miso Soup
Ingredients: Miso paste, katsuobushi dashi powder, cabbage, nameko mushrooms
What is in miso soup?
Let me walk you through the ingredients and how to make miso soup. There are three basic ingredients:
- Miso paste
- Dashi (soup stock)
- Ingredients of your choice (such as vegetables and tofu)
Let's find out more in the following sections!
1. Miso Paste
Miso is flavorful, savory, and salty fermented food (soybean paste), an essential seasoning for Japanese cuisine. It's a healthy and nutritious-rich ingredient containing beneficial bacteria (see the benefits here).
Have you ever seen different types of miso paste? The darker miso means aging longer (the Maillard reaction), has a rich flavor, and tastes less sweet than light-colored miso.
White miso paste (shiro miso) is the way to go for a sweet and mild taste. If you're looking for more rich flavor, try red miso paste (aka miso).
Click here to learn about miso paste.
2. Dashi
Dashi stock is essential in giving miso soup its unique flavor and aroma. We use the ingredients below for making dashi in Japanese cooking. They are used by themselves or combined.
- Katsuobushi (Bonito flakes)
- Kombu seaweed (Kelp)
- Shiitake mushroom
- Niboshi (Baby anchovy)
How are they made into dashi? There are 3 types:
- Make homemade dashi from these dashi ingredients
- Dashi powder
- Dashi packet
Let's go over each type in the following section. Also, Click here to learn about Japanese dashi.
1. Homemade Dashi Soup
It's easy and quick to use store-bought dashi powder, but homemade dashi broth makes your soup more delicious.
Dashi recipes - How to make it from scratch
- Vegan dashi (Shiitake mushrooms and kombu seaweed)
- Awase dashi (Katsuobushi and kombu seaweed)
- Niboshi dashi (Baby anchovy)
My favorite is niboshi, and I almost always use it for miso soup. Making dashi from scratch is extra work but if you are looking for an authentic flavor, try these recipes!
2. Instant Dashi Powder (Dashi Granules)
Here are the variations of instant dashi powders:
- Kombu dashi powder - made from Kombu seaweed. It's vegan. The flavor is mild.
- Katsuobushi dashi powder - made from katsuobushi (bonito flakes), kombu, and shiitake mushroom. This savory soup brings a well-balanced umami flavor.
- Niboshi dashi powder - made from niboshi (baby anchovy), katsuobushi (bonito flakes), kombu, and shiitake mushroom. It has a more intense flavor than the other two.
Choose the one that suits your preference, but if unsure, pick katsuobushi dashi, which is standard for miso soup. I use katsuobushi in this recipe.
How to use: Add a couple of teaspoons to a saucepan with water. They are easy to dissolve.
3. Dashi packet
The last option is the dashi packet, which contains bonito, sardines, shiitake mushrooms, and kombu in a packet. They are all dried and ground.
How to use: Add one pack to a saucepan with water and cook. Take out before adding miso paste.
3. Ingredients of choice
The ingredients of choice are limitless, so we don't get bored eating the soup every day. The most popular ones are wakame seaweed, tofu, and green onions, like this wakame seaweed miso soup.
Here are the ingredients you can pick for your miso soup!
- Root vegetables - Daikon radish, sweet potato, carrot, onion, potatoes, gobo
- Leafy vegetables - Spinach, bok choy
- Other vegetables - Green onions, chives, scallions, kabocha squash, tomatoes, eggplant, green beans, zucchini, cabbage, napa cabbage, moyashi sprout
- Mushrooms - Shiitake mushrooms, eringi mushrooms, shimeji mushrooms
- Dried seaweed - Wakame seaweed, aosa, tororo kombu,
- Soybean products - Silken tofu, firm tofu, aburaage, atsuage, natto
- And many more - Egg, clams, fish cake
Pick your favorite ingredient from the list and make your original miso soup every day! By the way, I like to put three or more ingredients to make it a hearty soup.
Where to buy Japanese ingredients
If you live in the US, you can find Japanese ingredients in the list below.
- Japanese grocery stores: Mitsuwa marketplace, Marukai
- Asian grocery stores
- Whole foods market
- Health food stores
- Online stores: Instacart, Walmart, Amazon
How to make miso soup (5 Easy Steps)
How to make it is so simple and easy as follows:
- Step #1 - Cut ingredients
- Step #2 - Put ingredients, dashi, and water in a saucepan
- Step #3 - Bring to a boil and simmer
- Step #4 - Add miso paste
- Step #5 - Dissolve miso paste
Please see more details in this tofu miso soup video.
That's it! Miso soup is best enjoyed when it's hot, so serve it immediately!
By the way, we use these types of Miso soup bowls (Owan in Japanese) for serving miso soup. Maybe it's just me, but the miso soup tastes better when eaten in this bowl!
How to store
Fresh miso soup is the best, but if you have leftovers, let it cool and keep it in the fridge.
Transfer the soup to a glass jar and store it in the fridge. It will be good for 2 to 3 days.
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FAQ
Miso soup is made from three basic components: Miso paste, dashi (soup stock), and Ingredients of your choice. The most common ingredients are tofu, scallions, and wakame seaweed.
Because we usually use katsuobushi (bonito) dashi for miso soup. But you can easily make it vegan using kombu dashi.
Miso soup is a daily staple in Japan. It depends on the family, but I make it almost every day, and we eat it a couple of times a day.
📖 Recipe
Japanese Miso Soup Recipes
Print Pin RateIngredients
- Miso paste
- Dashi stock
- Ingredients of choice
- Water
Instructions
- Pick a recipe from these miso soup recipes:Tofu miso soup, Mushroom miso soup, Wakame seaweed miso soup, Daikon miso soup, Kabocha miso soup, Summer vegetable miso soup, Natto miso soup
- Follow the recipe instructions and enjoy the delicious soup!
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