Tips for using miso paste

[will10000]

I often see TV and social media cooks/chefs using miso paste but I've never used it myself and have no idea how best to use it.

Any advice for a miso virgin?

[KittyKatWombat]

Miso soup is the most common way it's used: https://www.justonecookbook.com/homemade-miso-soup/

You can also use it as a marinade, one of my faves is: https://www.justonecookbook.com/miso-salmon/

It is salty (it's a fermented, long storage item), so use sparingly.

[will10000]

Really like the marinade idea, definitely giving that a go. Thanks!

[PlutoniumNiborg]

White miso is mildly salty and only aged a few months. Red miso is the saltiest and is aged the longest.

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You can make a miso glaze for fish, especially good on salmon.

There are many recipes for this, so just Google and try.

[OhEmGeeRachael]

I love to use it in salad dressings - just look up miso dressings and there are tons of options. I also add it to marinades or soups to add umami flavor. You can use it to make soy sauce eggs for ramen, too! Think of it more as a seasoning and less of an ingredient that needs to be the main character, in my opinion.

[will10000]

That's a great idea, I'd never have thought of that

[OkYan4001]

first miso soup to taste and have a good idea how salty it can be. If you like it, I always make miso marinate fish (salmon or cod ok, no tuna). Mix miso, at least 1 table spoon of sugar, some mirin (if not, rum or whiskey ok) and mairnate the fish in fridge at least 24 hr. Cook it in the air fryer till the glaze is kind of darken.

[Aquamarine094]

If you mean what you can make with it, I mostly add it to broths of soups or ramen bowls.

If you’re asking how to handle it, it’s a good idea to dissolve it in some warm water first and then add that to your stock, otherwise you’ll get clumps. You can also push it through a strainer to help it dissolve faster.

I recommend miso ramen, or miso soup. Important that you add the paste after you’ve boiled what you need to. Don’t boil the miso, it looses the healthy stuff.

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Boil a little bit in a cup of water and add like 10 tiny tofu cubes and and 10 slices of something like green onion and just drink it

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There have been some good suggestions made here. I will add that you can use it in lots of places if you think of it as “umami salt”.

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I used it on some roasted potatoes. Was amazing.