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Miso Soup with Vermicelli, Mushrooms and Tofu

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Ingredients
  • 4 cups vegetable stock
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon mirin
  • 1 tablespoon sake
  • Pinch of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon miso paste
  • 1 12-ounce package firm tofu, cubed
  • 3 ounces shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 2 ounces enoki mushrooms
  • 4 ounces vermicelli
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 1 hard boiled egg, quartered, for serving
  • Red kamaboko, steamed fish cake, thinly sliced, for serving
  • Togarashi, Japanese chili pepper, for serving
Directions
  1. Heat a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add vegetable stock, soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar, whisking to combine. Bring to a boil and stir in miso paste until dissolved, about 1-2 minutes.
  2. Add tofu, mushrooms and vermicelli; reduce heat and simmer until noodles are cooked through, about 4-6 minutes. Stir in spinach until wilted, about 1 minute.
  3. Serve immediately, garnished with hard boiled egg, fish cake and Japanese chili pepper, if desired.