Recipe: Yummy TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup)

TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup). Tonjiru is a savory pork and vegetable miso soup with an excellent source of B vitamins, fiber, and minerals and it's nourishing and oh-soul-fulfilling! I've previously shared my Basic Tofu Miso Soup recipe and today I'd like to share my favorite miso soup recipe called Tonjiru (豚汁), literally meaning. Tonjiru (豚汁) is a hearty miso soup with pork slices and vegetables.

This tonjiru recipe combines miso soup with sliced pork and root vegetables for a hearty and filling soup meal that is quick and easy to prepare. Warm yourself up during the winter with this easy tonjiru pork soup recipe. Combining flavorful ingredients like pork belly and shiitake mushrooms with classic Japanese seasonings like mirin and dashi, this hearty tonjiru soup will delight friends and family when you whip it up in your home kitchen. You can cook TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup) using 16 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup)

1. You need 1000 ml of (about 4 U.S. cup) water.
2. Prepare 150 g (1/3 lb) of sliced pork belly.
3. It's 1/2 of gobo (burdock root).
4. Prepare 1/2 of carrot.
5. It's 2 inch of daikon.
6. You need 2 of satoimo (baby taro).
7. Prepare 1 of small sweet potato.
8. It's 1/2 of leak.
9. Prepare 2 of Shitake.
10. Prepare 1/3 block of konnyaku (konjac).
11. It's 1/2 block of tofu.
12. You need 1 tsp of grated ginger.
13. Prepare 2 tsp of soy sauce.
14. Prepare 2 tsp of MIRIN.
15. You need 4 of and 1/2 tbsp MISO.
16. Prepare 2 tsp of sesame oil.

Tonjiru is like an upgraded, meatier version of classic miso soup. We are making healthy, nutritious Tonjiru, pork miso soup with lots of vegetables. The root vegetables and pork will warm you up. Miso soup is great anytime of the year, but in colder seasons, I like to make something heavier and heartier, like adding more vegetables and sliced of pork and transfom it into a tonjiru.

TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup) step by step

1. Cut pork into bite-sized pieces..
2. Peel the Daikon and Carrot. Cut into quarter rounds..
3. Remove dirt from the burdock, Make a lengthwise cross shape incision.Cut it with a knife as if you were sharpening pencil. Soak it in water about 5 minutes. Then rinse and drain the burdock..
4. Tear the block of konnyaku with your hands..
5. Slice Shitake..
6. Peel Satoimo and sweet potato. Cut into bite-size..
7. Slice leek..
8. Heat the salad oil in a large pot, and fry the pork..
9. When the pork is cooked, Add the all vegetables and konnyaku. Stir together..
10. Pour water into a large pot..
11. When it starts to a boil, skim off the scum..
12. Tear the block of tofu with your hands, And add them..
13. Simmer until the vegetables are tender..
14. Dissolve the miso into the stock. And, Add soy sauce, MIRIN, sesame oil and grated ginger..
15. Ready to eat!.

Some of the more typical vegetables in a tonjiru are carrot, daikon, sweet potato, and burdock root. Miso soup in Japan is perhaps one of the most popular side dishes because it goes well with virtually every type of Japanese cuisine. In fact, you can power it up by making a butajiru (also called tonjiru) by adding pork and other ingredients. The extra umami that comes from the meat makes the butajiru. Tonjiru (豚汁) is Japanese pork soup with vegetables and miso.