From a Chef's Kitchen! The Secret to Easy and Super Delicious Tonjiru (Pork Miso Soup)
- 300 grams Pork belly (thinly sliced)
- 1 Burdock root
- 1 Konnyaku
- 1 Carrot
- 1/3 Daikon radish
- 1 Onion
- 2 tbsp Sesame oil
- 1 tsp Garlic (minced)
- 1 1/2 tsp Ginger (grated)
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Bonito dashi stock granules
- 1 Miso
- Preparing the ingredients: Diagonally slice the burdock root and soak in water.
- Shred the konnyaku and parboil it.
- Slice the carrot and daikon into wedges.
- Chop the onion into bite-sized pieces.
- This is the secret to this recipe!
- In a well-heated pan, heat some sesame oil, and add the burdock root.
- This will give the soup an amazing flavor.
- Once they are fragrant and browned as shown, remove from heat.
- Next up is the pork!
- Cook over high heat until fragrant.
- Brown the pork like this!
- The pork should have produced a lot of fat.
- Add the garlic and ginger to the flavor-rich fat, then after 10 seconds...
- ...add all of the vegetables!
- Return the burdock root to the pan, too!
- Add the salt and bonito dashi, too.
- Cook over high heat.
- Coat the vegetables in the pork fat until glossy...
- ...then, add the konnyaku!
- Add a small amount of water to cook the vegetables.
- Cover with a lid and cook over medium heat for 3-5 minutes.
- Once the vegetables are cooked, add just enough water to cover.
- About like this.
- Scum will rise to the top, so lightly skim it from the surface--no need to be precise!
- Otherwise, you may remove the flavoring along with it.
- Bring to a boil.
- Give it a taste!
- This is where you start looking forward to eating it!
- To finish, dissolve in miso to taste.
- It's done!
- Enjoy it while it's piping hot!
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- Here is a recipe for chikuzen-ni (chicken and vegetable stew).
- It gives instructions how to prepare each vegetable, so check it out.
- For details on cooking with daikon radish, see this recipe.
- There's no need to parboil the daikon for tonjiru.
- How about serving it with this?
- Our family's hijiki has a slight twist.
- This kimpira also has a slight twist!
- To learn the secret...refer to the recipe!
- A classic healthy side dish!
- How about some simmered okara?
belly, root, carrot, radish, onion, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, salt, granules
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/152224-from-a-chefs-kitchen-the-secret-to-easy-and-super-delicious-tonjiru-pork-miso-soup (may not work)