TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup)
TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup)

Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, tonjiru (pork miso soup). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Tonjiru (豚汁) is a hearty miso soup with pork slices and vegetables. Packed with loads of vegetables and a small amount of pork, tonjiru is quite filling but you will be surprised to know the calories in tonjiru are low. It is considered to be a winter dish in Japan but I can't see why we shouldn't have it all year round. Tonjiru (豚汁), literally meaning "pork (ton) soup (jiru)", is basically miso soup featuring pork and root vegetables.

TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup) is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have tonjiru (pork miso soup) using 16 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup):
  1. Prepare 1000 ml (about 4 U.S. cup) water
  2. Make ready 150 g (1/3 lb) sliced pork belly
  3. Get 1/2 gobo (burdock root)
  4. Get 1/2 carrot
  5. Make ready 2 inch daikon
  6. Take 2 satoimo (baby taro)
  7. Prepare 1 small sweet potato
  8. Make ready 1/2 leak
  9. Take 2 Shitake
  10. Make ready 1/3 block konnyaku (konjac)
  11. Prepare 1/2 block tofu
  12. Get 1 tsp grated ginger
  13. Prepare 2 tsp soy sauce
  14. Take 2 tsp MIRIN
  15. Make ready 4 and 1/2 tbsp MISO
  16. Make ready 2 tsp sesame oil

This dish is great to make in a big batch and feed your family something delicious and nutritious. Tonjiru (or Butajiru) is a kind of Miso Soup with pork and a lot of root vegetables such as Gobo (burdock root) and carrot. Even though it is a Miso soup, Tonjiru tastes very different from ordinary Miso Soup. Tonjiru has a distinct pork flavor and strong taste from Gobo.

Steps to make TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup):
  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!

Even though it is a Miso soup, Tonjiru tastes very different from ordinary Miso Soup. Tonjiru has a distinct pork flavor and strong taste from Gobo. Don't get alarmed because of Gobo, it actually tastes very good. TONJIRU is a very popular type of miso soup in Japan. We simmer pork together with lots of vegetables.

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