Vegetable-Noodle Soup with Ginger Miso Broth

Vegetable-Noodle Soup with Ginger Miso Broth
Makes 2 huge ass bowls or 4 sides

Put your ramen away and try something adults should be eating. This soup is deeeeeeelish. I'm shocked my picky ass was able to enjoy it. Scope the ingredients below and next time you're thinking 'man I really want some soup right now', make this guy and you'll impress all your comrades. Reminder, if you add Sriracha as one of your favorite condiments to the top of the soup, don't be an idiot like me and add too much. My nose AND eyes were running the entire meal but I couldn't stop eating because it was too damn good.

Ingredients:

BROTH *first featured photo
4 inches fresh ginger
2 big cloves garlic
1 carrot
6 cups vegetable broth or water (splurge for the broth)
10 sprigs cilantro (stems and all homies just drop them in)

NOODLES AND VEGGIES
8 ounces soba, udon, or rice noodles (don't be a noob like me and take 20 minutes to find them at the store)
1/4 teaspoon soy sauce or tamari
1 1/4 cup broccoli cut into bite-size pieces
1 1/2 teaspoons red miso paste (go to your local ASIAN market and pick it up. took me 4 different locations until I sacked up and went to the asian market)
1 carrot, cut into think matchsticks
1 cup snow peas sit into matchsticks
1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions

Your favorite condiments***
- for this I used a squeeze of lime juice, a splash of olive oil, and a splooge of Sriracha but you can add whatever tickles your fancy.

ONE: To make the broth, peel the ginger by scraping the skin off with a spoon. This process takes much longer than you think it will so plan accordingly or have better ginger scraping skills than me. Cut the ginger into 1/4-inch-think slices. Thickly slice the garlic too and chop the carrot into big chunks. Grab a medium pot and turn heat to medium. Once the pot is hot, add the ginger and carrot chunks and let them heat up. It's cool if they stick to the pan just stir them round with a spoon and you're golden. Stir for about 2 minutes. Then add the garlic and do the same. Pour in the broth and water, add the cilantro, and let that veggie hot tub simmer for 15 minutes.

TWO: While broth is a brewing, cook the noodles according to the package.

THREE: When the broth has simmered for 15 minutes, pull out all the ginger, carrot, and cilantro with a slotted spoon. Add the soy sauce and broccoli and simmer for a minute or two until broccoli has lost its raw edge, then turn off heat. Scoop up 1/2 cup of the broth and dissolve the miso paste in it, string until the chunks are gone. Pour that back in the pot and give it all a taste. Bomb huh?

FOUR: To assemble the soup properly, grab a handful of the noodles and place them at the bottom of the bowl. Add a handful of the carrots, snow peas, and green onions. Ladle the hot broth and broccoli bits over and let it sit for a minute as the carrots and snow peas soften. Top with some more green onions and some of your favy fave condiments.

ENJOY YOU FILTHY ANIMALS!

Song for the recipe: Sandstorm by Dared
This is how my nose felt after I ate too much Sriracha.

Until next time.

Meg.