DAY Recipe

Miso soup — a fermented-soybean broth — is not difficult to make at home. Freeze the ginger and thaw it before squeezing; that way, extracting the juice will be easy. Chilled sake goes well with the meal.

Makes 6 servings.

INGREDIENTS
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INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup miso , shiro (sweet white miso paste)
2 tablespoons sake
2 tablespoons mirin
1 1/2 lbs halibut steaks, cut into 4 melallions
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 medium lime (to garnish)
1 pickled ginger (to garnish)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat broiler. Line a heavy baking sheet with aluminum foil. Lightly oil foal or coat with nonstick spray and set aside.
Place halibut on prepared baaking sheet and brush tops with half the miso glaze. Broil 3-4 inches from the flame until [...]

INGREDIENTS

4 tablespoons white miso (fermented soybean paste, not sweet or labeled “saikyo”)
3 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon water
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 lb medium asparagus , trimmed
2 teaspoons olive oil
16 ounces sea bass fillets , with skin (1 inch thick)
Garnish
lemon wedges

DIRECTIONS

Preheat broiler. Lightly oil a 17- by 12-inch shallow baking pan.
Whisk together miso, sugar, lemon juice, water, and pepper in a bowl.
Toss together asparagus, oil, and a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
Arrange fish, [...]

INGREDIENTS

3 cups dashi stock
1 (8ounce)package tofu
3-4 tablespoons miso
1/4 cup chopped green onions

DIRECTIONS

Put dashi soup stock in a pan and bring to a boil.
Cut tofu into small cubes and add them to the soup.
Simmer the tofu for a few minutes on low heat.
Scoop out some soup stock from the pan and dissolve miso in it.
Gradually return the miso mixture in the soup. Stir the soup [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons miso
1/4 sheet nori , roasted according to package directions
2 tablespoons green onions , chopped

DIRECTIONS

Bring water to a boil. Puree the miso with 2 teaspoons cold water.
Reduce flame to low and add pureed miso.
Tear nori into small pieces and add to the soup. Simmer 2 minutes. Add scallions and serve.