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Pork and root vegetable miso soup set (Tonjiru)

Pork and root vegetable miso soup set (Tonjiru)

A hearty meal-in-a-bowl: pork belly with daikon, carrot, burdock, taro and konjac in miso broth, with bok choy and rice.

45 min
total
4
people
519
calories per serving

Per serving

22 g
Protein
78 g
Carbs
12 g
Fat

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Ingredients

4
  • 150 g
    Pork belly
  • 250 g
    Daikon radish
  • 100 g
    Carrot
  • 100 g
    Burdock root
  • 200 g
    Taro tuber
  • 150 g
    Konnyaku (konjac block)
  • 100 g
    Leek
  • 30 g
    Aburaage (fried tofu)
  • 5 ml
    Sesame oil
  • 1,200 ml
    Water
  • 12 g
    kombu seaweed
  • 21 g
    bonito flakes
  • 60 g
    miso paste
  • 300 g
    Bok choy
  • 10 ml
    soy sauce
  • 260 g
    Japanese short-grain rice (Koshihikari)

Allergens

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Instructions

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  1. Make the dashi. Cut daikon and carrot into quarter-moons, shave the burdock, cut the taro into chunks, blanch the torn konjac and slice the aburaage and leek.

  2. Fry the pork in sesame oil, add the roots, taro and konjac, pour in the dashi and simmer 15 minutes, skimming.

  3. Add the aburaage for 2 minutes, turn off the heat, stir in the miso and scatter over the leek.

  4. Blanch and squeeze the bok choy and top with a little soy and bonito flakes. Serve with the soup and rice.

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Chef's tips

  • •Frying the pork first adds depth, so you can go easy on the miso.

Storage

Keeps for 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat gently until piping hot all the way through.

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