I don't know what to call this soup

Peace!

A lot of days I base my meals mainly off of a taste I have, and while I'm in the store, I build my ingredients around it. Today I had planned on using tofu, b.u.t not sure exactly how.

We didn't want anything really heavy, fried or intricate so I decided to freestyle an asian/miso broth type of soup for dinner instead. It was perfect!

There are a couple of ways to flip this recipe; initially I was going to use the extra firm tofu but when I opened it, it smelled like hot breath. No good. B.u.t, I bought some tofu noodles (angel hair width) and used them in this recipe. Should you opt for the tofu, drain the tofu (put a plate on top of the tofu (while sitting on a plate underneath) and place a heavy object (2 cans, or a bottle of olive oil, etc) on the top plate to push the excess liquid out of the tofu, before dicing it and adding it to the soup (put in however much you want).

ok, recipe time:

Jael's Not so Miso Broth

• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 can of vegetable broth
• 1 scallion stalk
• 1 cup of chopped mushrooms (add or subtract to your liking)
• 1 package of tofu noodles or half a pack of extra firm tofu, diced
• 1/4 cup of soy sauce
• red pepper flakes (optional)
• water (equal to the veg broth)
• salt and pepper to taste
• extra virgin olive oil

Add a couple of splashes of extra virgin olive oil to your pot. Dice the garlic cloves and scallions and stir for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and tofu. If you choose to, add the red pepper flakes. Let the mushrooms absorb the flavors and add the vegetable broth and soy sauce. Allow to come to a slight boil, turn to medium heat and season to taste.

I choose to throw the scallions in first to cook, b.u.t you can use them as a garnish instead. Since I did not add onion in this recipe, I like the scallions thrown in first, and plus I'm hesitant to eating them raw ever since that major food poisoning thing that went down at Chi-Chi's a few years ago. (It was the scallions!).

So that's my not so miso recipe. I wish I had some miso; I'll be making a trip to Trader Joes in Union Square next week so who knows what goodies I end up with.

Peace!