SoraNews24 —Japan News—

Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.

RocketNews24 Japanese

Featured

Easy yet tasty instant miso soup ball recipe will help you clear out your kitchen【SoraKitchen】

Simple and quick to make, these miso soup balls are not only delicious but will help get rid of any ingredients you have lying around!

A quintessential part of Japanese cuisine is a steaming bowl of miso soup. Hearty and comforting, miso soup can be eaten with breakfast, lunch or dinner. And while it’s pretty simple to make miso soup from scratch, frozen food company Nichirei Foods recently posted a recipe for an easy-to-make miso soup ball that can be frozen for instant, homemade miso soup anytime you want!

【ニチレイ社員おすすめ】食材の冷凍豆知識

溶かすだけで味噌汁が作れる「味噌玉」を
知っていますか？
「手作りのインスタント味噌汁」です☺️

かつお節や顆粒だしと味噌、具材を合わせ
1食分ずつ丸めてラップで包むだけで完成‼
具は乾燥わかめや麩がおすすめ🥣

その他、おすすめの具はリプ欄に👇 pic.twitter.com/rck4ZYl0np

— ニチレイフーズ【公式】 (@nichirei_foods) November 17, 2022

For your standard bowl of miso soup, you need only five ingredients —

Ingredients

Like all the best recipes, this recipe doesn’t use exact measurements for its ingredients; instead you can just add as much or as little as you’d like to get the taste that best suits you. If you’re not a fan of bonito flakes, you can always substitute some dashi stock instead.

Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix until you get a paste, and then take a clump and roll it up into a ball. Put the ball into some cling film/saran wrap, and you’re done!

The ball can be refrigerated for up to a week, or frozen for up to a month. When you’re in the mood for some miso soup, just unwrap the ball, put it in a bowl, pour hot water on top and…

… ta da! You have a tasty bowl of homemade miso soup!

While it might take a little bit more preparation than instant miso soup packets you can buy in supermarkets, one great aspect about these miso soup balls is that they lend themselves to all kinds of customisations, and are a great way to use up any leftovers you might have hanging about in your fridge. Nichirei has even made a list of ingredients they recommend adding to your miso soup balls, like grated yam, sakura shrimp, shiso leaves, and pickled vegetables — basically, anything that is ok to freeze.

So why not try experimenting with different ingredients and make your own original miso soup recipe? You might discover a new flavour combination you’ve never thought to try before. Here are three original SoraNews24 miso soup balls we taste tested and gave the stamp of approval to. If you’re stuck for inspiration, give our balls a try!

1. Myoga, shiso and ginger miso soup

Ingredients

The combination of myoga, shiso leaves and ginger gives this miso soup a zingy, refreshing taste, and is definitely different from your usual run-of-the-mill miso soup.

2. Shibazuke pickle miso soup

Ingredients

The stars of this miso soup are the shibazuke pickles, which are eggplants that are pickled with ume plum vinegar and red shiso leaves. A popular dish from Kyoto, the sharp acidity of the shibazuke pickles goes surprisingly well with the mild, familiar taste of the miso.

The shibazuke pickles also serve as a tasty hidden surprise, as they don’t float on the surface like the green onions do.

3. Shibazuke pickle miso soup

Ingredients

For days when you don’t have much of an appetite, this miso soup ball is perfect. It’s warm and comforting, and it’s a great way to use up any dried kelp you might have lying around, which is high in antioxidants.

Don’t be put off if a lot of these ingredients are hard to get your hands on where you are, as you can throw whatever ingredients you have lying around into your miso soup ball. Be creative! Just as long as it’s freezer-friendly, go nuts.

One helpful tip when making your miso balls is to seal them up with a bit of masking tape. It makes them easier to extract even after you’ve frozen them, and it’s a great chance to use some cute masking tape. Similarly, it’s a good idea to put your miso balls into a ziplock before you freeze them, so they don’t get lost amongst your other frozen goods.

Frozen miso soup balls lend themselves to all kinds of fun experimentation, and are great for using up leftover food, or stuff you have lying around in your cupboards. What kind of creative culinary combos can you come up with?

Images © SoraNews24
● Want to hear about SoraNews24’s latest articles as soon as they’re published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
[ Read in Japanese ]

Like this:

Like Loading…

Related Stories

Trackbacks

  1. There are no trackbacks yet.
  2. Trackback URL

Trending Today

  1. Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  2. Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
  3. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  4. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  5. First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
  6. Japanese government hires leading comedy agency to explain national defense spending
  7. Discount retailers known for massive bargains releases massive Japanese egg sandwich
  8. Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
  9. Starbucks Japan reveals this year’s lucky bag, but you’ll have to act fast to get one
  10. Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]

© SoraNews24 —Japan News— / SOCIO CORPORATION

Powered by WordPress VIP

%d