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Lemongrass Miso Broth
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Lemongrass Miso Broth

10 ingredients 10 min + 20 min Serves 4. openrecipes
Lemongrass Miso Broth

A light broth perfect for summer seasoned with miso - chopped lemongrass, shallots, ginger, tomatoes, and coriander. It is beautiful served straight, but also works wonderfully as a base for noodles, poached eggs, or rice soup

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

391
Calories
20g
Protein
25g
Fat
26g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 14 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Tofu 100g firm 76
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Miso 1 tbsp (18g) 34
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Lemongrass 1 tbsp (6g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Water not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Dumpling not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 cups of water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 5 lemongrass stalks, tender insides chopped
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 5 medium shallots, peeled and sliced
  • 5 medium garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
  • 3 slices fresh ginger, sliced
  • 2 yellow tomatoes, cut into chunks
  • 2-4 tablespoons miso, or to taste
  • to serve: over soba with a poached egg, as a broth for dumplings, over tofu cubes as a twist on classic miso, or with yuba skins. I like it with ribbons of kale as well.

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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