MISO SOUP WITH TOFU

miso can be added to taste as some people like a saltier,heartier soup while others prefer this soup to be clear and delicate.and almost any vegetable,meat or seafood to the soup,but be sparing with strongly flavored ingredients.wakame seaweed,baby clams or cooked bamboo shoots make excellent additions.if the ingredients need cooking,cookk them separately and then add to the finish soup.
4 cup,[1 liter]dashi soup stock
1/2cake soft tofu[150g]
2tablespoon miso paste
1green onion,leaf part only.very thinly sliced
1/2cup[5g]dried wakame seaweed[optinal]
1.bring the dashi soup stock to a boil in saucepan cubes the soft tofu.
   and the tofu cubes to the stock and simmer over low heat.
2.scoop out small amount of soup and dissolve the mis paste in it,
   then strain.pour the clear stock to the simmering soup and stir to mix well,adjusting
  the taste with more miso if preferred.do not boil the soup after adding the miso.
remove from the heat,add then green onion and wakame seaweed[if using]and serve hot.
makes 4 cups(1litr)
preparations time:10mins
cooking:5mins