5-2 Recipes: MISO BROTH

117 calories

This soup is filling, satisfying and easy to make in about 10 minutes.

Serves 1 • Preparation time: 5 minutes • Cook time: 5 minutes

1 heaped tbsp miso soup paste (35 cals)

1 tsp mirin (rice wine) (14 cals)

1 tbsp dark soy sauce, plus extra for drizzling (4 cals)

1 tsp nam pla (Thai fish sauce) (4 cals)

1cm (½in) piece fresh root ginger, peeled and grated (5 cals)

50g (1¾oz) spring greens or Savoy cabbage, thinly sliced (14 cals)

½ carrot, peeled and cut into very fine batons (13 cals)

50g (1¾oz) beansprouts (16 cals)

50g (1¾oz) shiitake mushrooms, sliced (12 cals)

• Bring 500ml (generous 2 cups) water to boiling point in a large saucepan. Stir in the miso soup paste, mirin, soy, nam pla and ginger, then add the greens, carrot, beansprouts and mushrooms and simmer gently for 5 minutes.

• Serve in a wide bowl with soy sauce drizzled over the top.

Source:

http://www.52recipes.co.uk/2013/12/09/miso-broth/