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Easy Gluten-Free Miso Soup Recipe

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This easy gluten-free miso soup recipe is quick to prepare in under 10 minutes. Featuring a delicate balance of savory hondashi broth, rehydrated wakame seaweed, soft tofu cubes, and rich miso paste, it makes a light and comforting meal or side. Perfect to accompany Japanese classics like tonkatsu or chicken katsu, this miso soup is customizable with your choice of white, yellow, or red miso paste for desired flavor and saltiness.

Ingredients

Soup Base

  • 4 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon hondashi powder
  • ¼ cup wakame seaweed, cut or broken into ½ inch pieces

Main Ingredients

  • 8 ounces tofu, drained and cut into ½ inch cubes or smaller
  • 4 tablespoons gluten free miso paste (white, yellow, or red miso)

Optional Garnish

  • 1 stalk green onion, thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. Heat the broth: In a pot, bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add 1 teaspoon hondashi powder, ¼ cup wakame seaweed, and the cubed tofu.
  2. Simmer: Allow the soup to return to a boil, then reduce to a high simmer. Let it simmer for about 3 minutes until the wakame seaweed is fully rehydrated and tofu is warmed through.
  3. Dissolve the miso paste: Turn off the heat. Using a strainer, dissolve 4 tablespoons of gluten-free miso paste into the soup by stirring the paste in the strainer until it blends smoothly into the broth. If a strainer is unavailable, scoop a small amount of soup, dissolve the miso in it, then return it to the pot.
  4. Add garnish and serve: Stir in the thinly sliced green onions if using. Serve the miso soup hot and enjoy!

Notes

  • Refer to the full post for step-by-step photo instructions, tips, and FAQs.
  • Miso paste varieties affect flavor: white miso is creamier and sweeter, red miso is saltier and richer. Adjust miso quantity to taste; red miso is recommended at 3 tablespoons due to its stronger flavor.
  • Tofu firmness can be to your preference; silken tofu is traditional, but any firmness works.
  • Dry wakame seaweed expands when rehydrated, so cut it into smaller pieces for easier eating.
  • Hondashi powder is a convenient instant dashi stock substitute, eliminating the need to make broth from scratch.

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