Kenchin-jiru (Japanese Vegetable Miso Soup) | Hearty & Vegan-Friendly
Discover kenchin-jiru, a centuries-old Japanese soup filled with tofu, root vegetables, and miso. Simple, wholesome, and rooted in Zen Buddhist cooking.
Ingredients
- Daikon (Japanese white radish) – 3.5 oz / 100 g (cut into quarter rounds)
- Carrot – ⅓ piece (cut into quarter rounds)
- Shiitake mushrooms – 3 caps (thinly sliced)
- Negi (Long green onion) – 1 stalk (cut into chunks)
- Taro root – 2 to 3 pieces (cut into rounds)
- Abura-age (deep-fried tofu) – 1 sheet (cut into strips)
- Konnyaku (a chewy, jelly-like food made from konjac root) – ¼ block (thinly sliced)
- Firm tofu – 1 block (lightly patted dry with paper towel)
- Dashi stock – 28.2 oz / 800 g (made from kombu or dried shiitake) Learn more about dashi here.
- Sesame oil – 1 tbsp
- Soy sauce – 1 tbsp
- Salt – to taste
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