Simple Onion Miso Soup

By polloazul

Ingredients

• 1 medium yellow onion
• 2 tbsp white miso paste
• 5 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 sprig spring onion, finely sliced
• 1 tsp sake
• 3 cups water
• 1/4 tsp salt, or to taste
• 1/2 to 1 tsp cooking oil (I used grapeseed oil)
• pinch of ground white pepper, optional

Details

Adapted from tastehongkong.com

Preparation

Step 1

Skin and wash onion, cut it into thin strings (I like julienne them into strips lengthwise so that they all come in similar length). Onions consist of tearjerker, here is my cheat as how to cut them without ‘crying’.

Dilute miso paste with 1 to 2 table spoons of water. Set aside.

Heat oil in pot over medium heat, briefly sauté garlic till fragrant. Toss in julienned onion, sprinkling in sake and stir-frying it until translucent, about 3 minutes. Pour in water and stir in diluted miso paste. Cover, simmer the soup for about 10 minutes.

Add sliced spring onion, season with salt and ground white pepper.

Serve hot (garnish with some rosemary if you wish).