Description
This Japanese Mushroom Soup features a delicate dashi broth enriched with shiitake and enoki mushrooms. It’s a light, umami-packed soup perfect for warming up or pairing with sushi and other Japanese dishes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups dashi broth (homemade or instant)
- 1 cup fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup enoki mushrooms, trimmed
- 1/2 cup sliced maitake mushrooms (optional)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tsp sake (optional)
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Prepare broth: In a pot, bring dashi broth to a gentle simmer over medium heat.
- Add mushrooms: Add shiitake, enoki, and maitake mushrooms to the broth.
- Season: Stir in soy sauce, mirin, sake, grated ginger, and salt. Simmer for 8–10 minutes until mushrooms are tender.
- Finish: Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Remove from heat.
- Serve: Garnish with sliced green onions and serve warm.
Notes
Use instant dashi powder for convenience or make your own from kombu and bonito flakes. This soup pairs beautifully with rice and tempura.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 60
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: japanese mushroom soup, dashi mushroom soup, shiitake soup, umami soup