Golden Miso Soup with Shiitake Mushrooms and Soba Noodles

This is such an easy soup to make for a chilly winter evening full of delicious umami flavor. Here’s how I do it :

Ingredients

4-6 cups water

2-3 tbs of gold miso paste

1/2 cup dried shiitake mushrooms

1 cup firm tofu cut into small cubes

1 tbs soy sauce

1 tsp hot chili oil or sriracha sauce (optional)

1 tsp sesame oil

1 package fresh soba noodles you can also use ramen

1/2 cup chopped scallions

First add some boiling water to a small bowl and soak the dried mushrooms for 30 mins till they are soft. Add the 4-6 cups water to a soup pot and when hot add the miso paste, mushrooms and simmer a few minutes then add the soy sauce, sesame oil, sriracha and tofu, incorporate then add the soba noodles and simmer 2-3 minutes till cooked then lastly add the chopped scallions and serve piping hot.