Foryoueats: Tonjiru (Pork and Vegetable Miso Soup)

Name: Foryoueats: Tonjiru (Pork and Vegetable Miso Soup)
Ingredients: For the Ingredients:; 3.5 oz gobo (burdock root) (½ length); 8 oz taro (satoimo) (3 pieces); 1 onion (6 oz, 170 g); 8.69 oz daikon radish (2 inches, 5 cm); 4.3 oz carrot (4 inches, 10 cm); ½ block konnyaku (konjac) (4.5 oz, 128 g); ¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for cleaning the konnyaku); 1 Tokyo negi (naga negi; long green onion); 1 piece aburaage (deep-fried tofu pouch); 1 tsp ginger (grated, with juice); For the Soup:; 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil; 6 cups dashi (Japanese soup stock) (use standard Awase Dashi, dashi packet or powder, or Vegan Dashi); 6 Tbsp miso (each miso brand/type tastes different, so adjust the amount to taste); 7 oz medium-firm tofu (momen dofu) (½ package; or use silken tofu); For the Garnish:; 1 green onion/scallion; shichimi togarashi (Japanese seven spice) (optional, for a spicy kick)

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This comforting Tonjiru, or Pork and Vegetable Miso Soup, is a hearty and satisfying Japanese dish. It combines sliced pork belly, a variety of vegetables, and tofu, all in a flavorful miso-based...

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Ingredients

For the Ingredients:
3.5 oz gobo (burdock root) (½ length)
8 oz taro (satoimo) (3 pieces)
1 onion (6 oz, 170 g)
8.69 oz daikon radish (2 inches, 5 cm)
4.3 oz carrot (4 inches, 10 cm)
½ block konnyaku (konjac) (4.5 oz, 128 g)
¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for cleaning the konnyaku)
1 Tokyo negi (naga negi; long green onion)
1 piece aburaage (deep-fried tofu pouch)
1 tsp ginger (grated, with juice)
For the Soup:
1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
6 cups dashi (Japanese soup stock) (use standard Awase Dashi, dashi packet or powder, or Vegan Dashi)
6 Tbsp miso (each miso brand/type tastes different, so adjust the amount to taste)
7 oz medium-firm tofu (momen dofu) (½ package; or use silken tofu)
For the Garnish:
1 green onion/scallion
shichimi togarashi (Japanese seven spice) (optional, for a spicy kick)