Miso Mushrooms Recipes

MISO SOUP WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Bring the vegetable broth to a boil in a saucepan. Add the mushrooms, reduce heat to low, and simmer 4 minutes. Stir the miso paste and soy sauce together in a small bowl; add to the broth along with the tofu and continue cooking for 1 minute more. Pour the soup into bowls and top with the green onions to serve.

EASY MUSHROOM-MISO PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms but do not crowd the skillet. Brown mushrooms in butter, about 7 minutes. Add miso paste.
• Carefully ladle out 1/2 cup pasta water from the boiling pot. Pour 1/4 cup pasta water to the pan with the mushrooms, stirring until incorporated. Add Parmesan cheese and whisk until cheese has melted. Add remaining 1/4 cup pasta water.
• Drain cooked pasta and add to the skillet. Toss to combine and serve immediately.

MUSHROOM MISO SOUP

Steps:

• Make the dashi: Put kombu, dried shiitakes, soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar in a large soup pot. Add 6 cups cold water. Place over medium heat, allow the liquid to barely reach a boil, then reduce heat to low and let cook at a very slow simmer for about 30 minutes. Skim foam as necessary. Let cool to room temperature. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve and add salt to taste. (Dashi may be prepared up to 2 days in advance.)
• Put the sliced mushrooms in a bowl and drizzle with sesame oil and soy sauce. Add garlic and ginger and season with salt and pepper. Toss and let marinate for 10 minutes.
• Put dashi in a large soup pot over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer. Add mushroom mixture and cook gently for about 5 minutes, until the mushrooms are just tender.
• Remove 1/2 cup hot broth from pot and place in a small bowl. Stir in miso to dilute, then return miso-broth mixture to the pot. Taste and adjust seasoning. Once the miso has been added, do not let the soup boil.
• To serve, cut the tofu in half and place a 3-ounce chunk in each of two large bowls. Ladle 2 cups of hot soup over the tofu. Sprinkle with enoki mushroom tips, scallions, shiso, sunflower sprouts, nori, red pepper and toasted sesame seeds as desired.

SAUCY MISO MUSHROOMS WITH UDON NOODLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. In a bowl, whisk the miso paste, mirin, soy sauce, garlic and half the sesame oil until smooth and combined. Line a baking tray with a large sheet of foil, place the mushrooms in the middle and scrunch up the sides to almost encase the mushrooms. Pour over the miso mix, turning the mushrooms to ensure they are well coated. Scrunch the packet of foil closed and bake for 30 mins.
• About 5 mins before the mushrooms are ready, heat the remaining oil in a wok, stir-fry the noodles until hot through then divide between 4 bowls. Top each bowl with 1 or 2 mushrooms and pour over the sauce from the foil. Scatter with sesame seeds and spring onions.

CREAMY MISO-MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• Melt butter in saute pan over medium heat. Add some portobello and shimeji mushrooms, leaving space in between; you will need to work in batches. Cook mushrooms until browned, 5 to 10 minutes per batch.
• Return all mushrooms to the pan and add shallots; saute for 1 minute. Add miso paste, oyster sauce, and a little bit of milk, stirring to incorporate. Add remaining milk.
• Mix flour and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir to create a smooth slurry. Slowly add remaining water, whisking to ensure there are no lumps.
• Carefully transfer the mushroom mixture to the flour-water mixture. Stir to combine. Serve immediately.