Miso Soup with Rice and Soft Egg
A quiet Japanese breakfast: a bowl of miso broth with tofu and scallion, rice on the side, a soft-boiled egg on top.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 25 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $10.96
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp white miso paste
- 14 oz firm tofu
- 1 bunch green onions / scallions
- 1 1/2 cup jasmine rice
- 4 large eggs
- 6 cup vegetable broth
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
Method
Cook the rinsed rice according to package directions.
Lower the eggs into boiling water and cook exactly 7 minutes, then move them straight into cold water. Peel once cool.
Bring the broth to a bare simmer. Do not let it boil once the miso goes in or the flavor turns flat.
Whisk the miso paste with a ladle of the hot broth in a small bowl until smooth, then stir it back into the pot.
Add the tofu cut into small cubes and warm through for 2 minutes.
Ladle into bowls, add a halved egg and plenty of sliced scallion, and serve with rice and a few drops of soy sauce.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $43.82 | $10.96 | 7 of 7 ingredients |
| United Kingdom | £39.26 | £9.82 | 6 of 7 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $47.60 | $11.90 | 6 of 7 ingredients |
| Canada | $71.55 | $17.89 | 6 of 7 ingredients |
| Australia | $40.30 | $10.08 | 5 of 7 ingredients |
| Mexico | $637.77 | $159.44 | 5 of 7 ingredients |
| Greece | 10,97 €* | 2,74 € | 4 of 7 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٤٣٠٫٠٢ ج.م.* | ١٠٧٫٥١ ج.م. | 3 of 7 ingredients |
| Spain | 5,45 €* | 1,36 € | 3 of 7 ingredients |
| Germany | 19,92 €* | 4,98 € | 3 of 7 ingredients |
| Austria | € 18,23* | € 4,56 | 3 of 7 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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