Description
A soup simmering lycopene-rich tomato and fiber-rich enoki mushrooms. The synergy of the two creates an amazingly rich taste without needing dashi.
Restaurants serving Tomato and Enoki Mushroom Soup
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Tomato
- Enoki mushrooms
- Egg
- Salt
- Veg oil
- White pepper
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Chunk ripe tomatoes. Trim enoki bases, halve, and separate.
- Heat a little oil in a pot, fry tomatoes firmly on medium to draw out moisture and red pigment (*Umami secret).
- Pour water, boil, add enoki.
- Simmer a few mins until enoki yields dashi, season with salt and white pepper.
- Drizzle beaten egg, finish when it puffs up.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Tomato's refreshing acidity and mushroom aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Shimeji or King oyster mushrooms (delicious with others too)
Pairing
Veg stir-fry、White Rice、Sandwiches
Trivia
[For Women] A 'lifesaver soup' whipped up with fridge leftovers in Taiwanese homes. Combining tomato (glutamic acid) and enoki (guanylate)—representatives of umami—perfects the flavor without consommé. Near zero calories, combining constipation relief and skin beauty; a Taiwan girl's cheat soup.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Put zero-carb 'konjac noodles' or 'glass noodles' into this soup, slurping it as the ultimate tomato mushroom ramen!
Allergen
Egg