Miso...Beyond soup
I just picked up my first tub of Miso (light Yellow, Japanese-style Shiro Miso). Beyond soup, what do serious eaters out there do with miso? I've heard a great combo is Miso on a baked sweet potato...sounds wild, and I'm looking for more ideas!
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10 Comments:
i mix it with apple butter & spread it on a sandwich with almond butter. yum!
also make miso gravy over mashed potatoes or rice
miso butter with roasted asparagus or fish
i think there was a recipe for miso butter, asparagus and poached eggs a few weeks ago on this site.
it makes a nice rub for tofu, chicken, fish
dmarina at 5:20PM on 06/26/09
miso+ ground toasted sesame + mayo = miso dip for vegetables
miso+ ground toasted sesame or peanut butter + mirin or sake and sugar = dengaku miso, smear on tofu/eggplant and bake
miso+ mirin+ rice wine vinegar (+Asian yellow mustard)= sumiso (vinegar miso), good on steamed seafood, seaweed and vegetables
you can make this with more vinegar and oil for miso dressing (plus ginger and sesame would be better)
hmw0029 at 5:23PM on 06/26/09
Mix 3 tablespoons each miso, sugar or mirin, and sake with 1 tablespoon grated ginger and a grated garlic clove. Use to marinate about 1 pound of fish for at least 1 hour (4 is better, overnight is awesome). Remove fish from the marinade and wipe away the excess. Broil or grill until cooked through (times will vary based on the thickness of your fish).
Amandarama at 5:26PM on 06/26/09
A little bit of miso goes a long way and makes almost anything better, but mix it with a some ground turkey and its far and away the best turkey burger I've ever had.
mediocrepop at 5:27PM on 06/26/09
I mix equal parts miso and mayo, then spread it on slices of things like tofu, tempeh, or cooked eggplant, then broil until browned nicely.
Nicholas H at 6:16PM on 06/26/09
also- nikumiso (ground meat miso) is so good on rice, noodles, tofu, steamed/braised vegetables, and wrapped in lettuce.
Mix miso, ground meat (pork and chicken are good, beef works ok too), sugar or mirin, chili pepper, ground ginger and sake and cook the mixture until the meat is cooked.
hmw0029 at 6:22PM on 06/26/09
miso chop salad http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/chopped-miso-salad-recipe.html from 101 cookbooks!
and if the chop salad is too much work, the dressing is wonderful for almost any kind of salad...
melanzane at 7:47PM on 06/26/09
Miso + Dijon mustard (creamy kind) + vinegar = awesome dressing for blanched green vegetables, served cold.
Michele Humes at 10:54AM on 06/27/09
Mix with unsalted butter, slather on fresh steamed or grilled corn.
Mix with tahini and use as a sandwich spread.
Use as a dip for cucumbers (as you would with PB + carrots).
Make vegetables simmered in miso: simmer squash, green beans, eggplants (or whatever) in equal parts sugar, mirin, water + a little dashi, then finish with miso to taste, a little sake, sprinkle with sesame seeds.
emmab at 10:56AM on 06/27/09
Check out this thread from several months ago.
brooke29 at 11:00AM on 06/27/09