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Spicy Miso Soup with Enoki Mushrooms

By Dan Doughkneeder

Based on Ben Braiser's Miso Soup

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Prep:
5 min
Cook:
10 min
Total:
15 min
Yield:
4 servings

Spicy Miso Soup with Enoki Mushrooms adds a kick of chili paste and delicate enoki to the traditional Japanese broth. The result is a warming, umami-rich soup with a touch of heat. Ready in minutes for a quick, flavorful starter.

Ingredients

  • 4 cup dashi broth
  • 0.25 cup white miso paste
  • 1 tbsp chili paste
  • 4 ounce enoki mushrooms, trimmed
  • 0.25 cup scallion, sliced
  • 0.25 tsp red pepper flakes

Steps

  1. Bring dashi broth to a gentle simmer.
  2. Whisk miso paste and chili paste with a little hot broth; stir back into the pot.
  3. Add enoki mushrooms; heat gently without boiling until mushrooms soften.
  4. Ladle into bowls and garnish with sliced scallion and red pepper flakes.