TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup)
TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup)

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Tonjiru (豚汁), literally meaning "pork (ton) soup (jiru)", is basically miso soup featuring pork and root vegetables. Some people call it Butajiru (豚汁) too, just another way to read the same kanji character. It may be a cold-weather staple, but I do enjoy the soup year-round. Tonjiru (豚汁) is a hearty miso soup with pork slices and vegetables.

TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup) is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup) is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have tonjiru (pork miso soup) using 16 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup):
  1. Get 1000 ml (about 4 U.S. cup) water
  2. Make ready 150 g (1/3 lb) sliced pork belly
  3. Make ready 1/2 gobo (burdock root)
  4. Prepare 1/2 carrot
  5. Take 2 inch daikon
  6. Make ready 2 satoimo (baby taro)
  7. Make ready 1 small sweet potato
  8. Prepare 1/2 leak
  9. Take 2 Shitake
  10. Take 1/3 block konnyaku (konjac)
  11. Make ready 1/2 block tofu
  12. Take 1 tsp grated ginger
  13. Prepare 2 tsp soy sauce
  14. Take 2 tsp MIRIN
  15. Take 4 and 1/2 tbsp MISO
  16. Prepare 2 tsp sesame oil

This dish is great to make in a big batch and feed your family something delicious and nutritious. Tonjiru (or Butajiru) is a kind of Miso Soup with pork and a lot of root vegetables such as Gobo (burdock root) and carrot. Even though it is a Miso soup, Tonjiru tastes very different from ordinary Miso Soup. Tonjiru has a distinct pork flavor and strong taste from Gobo.

Steps to make TONJIRU (Pork Miso Soup):
  1. Cut pork into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Peel the Daikon and Carrot. Cut into quarter rounds.
  3. Remove dirt from the burdock, Make a lengthwise cross shape incision.Cut it with a knife as if you were sharpening pencil. Soak it in water about 5 minutes. Then rinse and drain the burdock.
  4. Tear the block of konnyaku with your hands.
  5. Slice Shitake.
  6. Peel Satoimo and sweet potato. Cut into bite-size.
  7. Slice leek.
  8. Heat the salad oil in a large pot, and fry the pork.
  9. When the pork is cooked, Add the all vegetables and konnyaku. Stir together.
  10. Pour water into a large pot.
  11. When it starts to a boil, skim off the scum.
  12. Tear the block of tofu with your hands, And add them.
  13. Simmer until the vegetables are tender.
  14. Dissolve the miso into the stock. And, Add soy sauce, MIRIN, sesame oil and grated ginger.
  15. Ready to eat!

Even though it is a Miso soup, Tonjiru tastes very different from ordinary Miso Soup. Tonjiru has a distinct pork flavor and strong taste from Gobo. Don't get alarmed because of Gobo, it actually tastes very good. Even though you use the same miso paste as usual, TONJIRU will be totally different from other traditional miso soup. It is because Dashi (broth) from pork makes this miso soup great!

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