Recipe: Tasty TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup)

TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup). Tonjiru is a savory miso soup with pork and root vegetables. Packed with an excellent source of vitamins, it's absolutely nourishing and soul-fulfilling! If you ask me what is my favorite miso soup, I would immediately say Tonjiru (豚汁).

This is quite different from the usual miso soup as miso soups are normally just vegetables with no oil in them. Because of the fat content in this soup, people in Japan serve tonjiru in winter time, just like the Western style hearty. Tonjiru (or Butajiru) is a kind of Miso Soup with pork and a lot of root vegetables such as Gobo (burdock root) and carrot. You can have TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup) using 16 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup)

1. Prepare 1000 ml of (about 4 U.S. cup) water.
2. You need 150 g (1/3 lb) of sliced pork belly.
3. It's 1/2 of gobo (burdock root).
4. You need 1/2 of carrot.
5. Prepare 2 inch of daikon.
6. It's 2 of satoimo (baby taro).
7. It's 1 of small sweet potato.
8. Prepare 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. You need 2 tsp of MIRIN.
15. It's 4 of and 1/2 tbsp MISO.
16. It's 2 tsp of sesame oil.

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. 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.

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!.

Tonjiru is a classic winter dish of slowly stewed slices of pork mixed with. Tonjiru (豚汁) is Japanese pork soup with vegetables and miso. This is often served with steamed or multigrain rice. This soup is also popularly served at Tonkatsu restaurants. Due to the slow simmering of the pork, there is a depth of flavour to the soup that is full of umami deliciousness.