Hearty miso soup

DifficultyBeginner

This is more like a stew than a soup, thanks to filling ingredients like rice noodles, tofu, carrots and peas. It's delicious and satisfying after a long day of hiking.

Yields2 Servings
Cook Time25 minsTotal Time25 mins
Summary
 600 g total weight dry ingredients
 1.20 l total volume dry ingredients (approx.)
 This recipe uses perishable ingredients. You should use your own judgement as to whether it's suitable for your hike.
Water and fuel
 900 ml water
 2 units of fuel
Ingredients
 1 chicken stock cube or vegetarian equivalent (each stock cube makes 1 cup of stock)
 1.50 tbsp miso paste
 1 small carrot
 120 g hard spiced tofu, vacuum sealed
 2 small cloves garlic
 2 cm fresh ginger
 1 tbsp nori or wakami seaweed, shredded
 75 g vermicelli rice noodles
 2 green onions
Packing for your hike
1

Put carrot and green onion in a sealed bag. Put dried green peas, seaweed and noodles in separate bags. Double-bag miso paste.

Miso soup ingredients: miso paste, carrot, green onion, stock cubes, garlic, ginger, dried green peas, dried seaweed, vermicelli rice noodles. Photo: A Hutchings

Cooking
2

Put the water on the stove to boil.

Water on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

3

While waiting for the water to boil, peel and finely slice garlic. Peel and julienne ginger. Add garlic and ginger to water, and crumble in stock cubes.
Cut carrot in half vertically, then thinly slice. Thinly slice green onions. Cut tofu into 1cm squares.

Stock cubes, garlic, ginger on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

4

When water is boiling, add dried green peas and seaweed. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Dried peas and seaweed added to stock on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

5

Add carrot and noodles, and simmer for another 3-4 minutes.

Carrot and vermicelli rice noodles added to stock on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

6

Add tofu, then turn off the heat and stir in the miso paste. Leave to stand for a few minutes.

Tofu and miso paste added to the stock on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

7

Divide among bowls, and sprinkle over green onions.

Hearty miso soup in hiking bowl. Photo: A Hutchings

Ingredients

Summary
 600 g total weight dry ingredients
 1.20 l total volume dry ingredients (approx.)
 This recipe uses perishable ingredients. You should use your own judgement as to whether it's suitable for your hike.
Water and fuel
 900 ml water
 2 units of fuel
Ingredients
 1 chicken stock cube or vegetarian equivalent (each stock cube makes 1 cup of stock)
 1.50 tbsp miso paste
 1 small carrot
 120 g hard spiced tofu, vacuum sealed
 2 small cloves garlic
 2 cm fresh ginger
 1 tbsp nori or wakami seaweed, shredded
 75 g vermicelli rice noodles
 2 green onions

Directions

Packing for your hike
1

Put carrot and green onion in a sealed bag. Put dried green peas, seaweed and noodles in separate bags. Double-bag miso paste.

Miso soup ingredients: miso paste, carrot, green onion, stock cubes, garlic, ginger, dried green peas, dried seaweed, vermicelli rice noodles. Photo: A Hutchings

Cooking
2

Put the water on the stove to boil.

Water on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

3

While waiting for the water to boil, peel and finely slice garlic. Peel and julienne ginger. Add garlic and ginger to water, and crumble in stock cubes.
Cut carrot in half vertically, then thinly slice. Thinly slice green onions. Cut tofu into 1cm squares.

Stock cubes, garlic, ginger on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

4

When water is boiling, add dried green peas and seaweed. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Dried peas and seaweed added to stock on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

5

Add carrot and noodles, and simmer for another 3-4 minutes.

Carrot and vermicelli rice noodles added to stock on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

6

Add tofu, then turn off the heat and stir in the miso paste. Leave to stand for a few minutes.

Tofu and miso paste added to the stock on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

7

Divide among bowls, and sprinkle over green onions.

Hearty miso soup in hiking bowl. Photo: A Hutchings

Notes

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