Miso Soup – Tonjiru

This is a kind of miso soup called “tonjiru”, which contains shredded pork and many vegetables. There are many types of tonjiru and all of them contains pork. If there was no pork, it is not a tonjiru. You can change variety of vegetables with your preferences.

Ingredients
Dashi soup　　　　　　1,000 ml
Pork　　　　　　　　　200g-300g
White radish　　　　　　10㎝
Carrot　　　　　　　　　1pc
Konnyaku　　　　　　　300g (plant based gelatinous cake)
Burdock (gobo)　　　　　1pc
Green onion　　　　　　1pc
Shiitake mushroom　　　3-4 pcs
Miso　　　　　　　　　120g

How to cook
1. Prepare dashi soup. Slice white radish and carrot with about 3mm thickness. See pictures. Slice konnyaku and shiitake mushrooms. Cut burdock into small pieces and soak in a water. Chop green onions.
2. Oil in a pan, cook white radish, carrots, burdock, and konnyaku. Add dashi soup and pork.
3. Cook for 2-3 hours. Remove bubbles. Add green onions and shiitake mushrooms.
4. Remove oils and more bubbles. Dissolve miso. Add more miso if needed.
5. Cook for another 15 minutes. This soup is good next day.