Fish and Vegetable Summer Soup
Prep Time
30 min
Cooking Time
15 min
Servings
4
Ingredients
4 to 5 cups water, including shiitake soaking water
4 to 5 shiitake mushrooms, soaked, stems removed, and diced
1/2 cup onion, diced
1/4 cup celery, diced
1/2 cup fresh green peas, removed from shell
1/2 cup fresh sweet corn, removed from cob
1/4 cup green string beans, cut in 1 inch lengths
1/4 cup yellow wax beans, cut in 1 inch lengths
1/4 cup carrot, diced
1/4 cup daikon, diced
1/4 cup leek, sliced into thin rounds
1 pound white meat fish, cut in chunks
2 to 3 Tbsps shoyu
1/4 cup parsley, scallion, or chives, finely chopped, for garnish
Steps
Place the water and shiitake in a pot. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame to medium-low and simmer 15 minutes.
Add the onion, peas, beans, celery, corn, carrot, daikon, and leek. Cover, turn the flame up to high, and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame to medium-low and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes.
Add the fish, cover, and simmer 3 to 4 minutes.
Add shoyu, cover, and simmer another 5 minutes.
Place in serving bowls and garnish with parsley, scallion, or chives.
Author/Source
Michio and Aveline Kushi