Hier Kocht Alex-Miso Suppe

Our family friend Alex who lives in Germany has his very own cooking show and now published vegan cook book 'Hier Kocht Alex. Find him on Facebook. I was excited to make his miso soup recipe. The miso soup was delicious and simple to make. Enjoy!

Thank you to Susie Cummings for translating the recipe for me/ Photo credit for above image my mom, Lori.

Alex MisoSuppe Recipe beautifully illustrated

Here’s my miso soup from Alex cook book the only change is that I had Japanese thread noodles in the house so therefore I used them.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1 package Japanese noodles

• 3 TBL Sesame Oil

• 1 Onion, diced

• 3 Cloves Garlic, minced

• 1 Red Chili, cut into small rings

• 1 inch Fresh Ginger, minced

• 2 Green onions, cut length wise to make ribbon

• 1 cup Mushroom, cleaned and sliced

• 3 Carrots, cut Julienne

• 1/2 bushel Cilantro

• 1 cup Firm Tofu, cut 1/2 inch squares

• 2 TBL Miso Paste

• 1 TBL Rice Vinegar

• 2 TBL Soy Sauce

• 3 TBL Peanut Butter, smooth

• 5 Cups Boiling Water

Directions:

Prepare noodles according to package.Dice onions, cut chili into rings. Mince garlic and ginger. Clean slice mushrooms. Heat sesame oil- add onions, garlic, chili and ginger and bring to sweat stage. Add mushroom and saute quickly. Add water, miso paste, peanut butter, rice vinegar and soy sauce. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Julienne the carrots, cut green onion into ribbons, dice tofu into 1/2 inch squares. Chop cilantro, reserve some for garnish. After simmering soup for 10 minutes add remaining ingredients including the noodles. Simmer 3 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and serve hot.