Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Korean Bean Curd (Miso) Soup

This soup is tasty, delicious, easy to make and full of Korean Bean Curd (Miso) Soup vegetables! This is a very simple Korean soup eaten with rice and other side dishes. Includes tofu, green squash, mushrooms and onions. True Korean recipe! Garnish with sliced green onions. This recipe requires 15 minutes for preparation and 20 minutes for cook time.



Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups water

3 tablespoons denjang (Korean bean curd paste)

1 tablespoon garlic paste

1/2 tablespoon dashi granules

1/2 tablespoon gochu jang (Korean hot pepper paste)

1 zucchini, cubed

1 potato, peeled and cubed

1/4 pound fresh mushrooms, quartered

1 onion, chopped

1 (12 ounce) package soft tofu, sliced





Directions:



In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine water, denjang, garlic paste, dashi and gochu jang. Bring to a boil and let boil 2 minutes. Stir in zucchini, potato, mushrooms and onions and let boil 5 to 7 minutes more. Stir in tofu and cook until tofu has expanded and vegetables are tender.