Japanese Recipe for Lobster Miso Soup or Ise Ebi Miso Siru
INGREDIENTS- 1 lobster (head section and legs only)
- 3 tbsp mixed dried seaweed (ogonori, wakame, tosakanori)
- 4 cups fish broth
- 2 tsp miso
- 1/2 tsp ginger (grated)
- 200ml miso soup
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- Soak the mixed seaweed in water for 5 mins, rinse then drain
- In a large saucepan, combine fish broth, miso and ginger
- Bring everything to a gentle boil
- Meanwhile, clean the lobster head, separate legs and claws
- Add to the fish broth
- When broth returns to the boil, remove the lobster
- Heat miso soup and pour into a large serving bowl
- Put hot lobster into bowl
- Arrange seaweed around lobster
- Garnish with chives and serve at once
FYI: Did you know that at one time the lobster was considered poor man's food? It was not only used for prison food but fish bait and fertilizer!
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