Japanese Tonjiru recipe - ingredients, nutrition and when to eat it
Tonjiru is a Japanese miso soup with pork and vegetables such as daikon and carrots, simmered until tender.
Tonjiru is a Japanese miso soup with pork and vegetables such as daikon and carrots, simmered until tender. The savory miso, sweet vegetables, and hearty pork make it a lovely lunch or dinner on a chilly day.
Soups & stews · 30 minutes to cook
Nutrition (per 612.5g serving): 253.2 kcal · protein 19.1g · carbohydrate 18.2g · fat 11.5g · sodium 978.6mg
Nutrition source: one serving calculated from an ingredient table verified against "National Integrated Food Nutrient Database (standard data)" (Korea MFDS, RDA and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries via the Public Data Portal).
Tips: Rather than adding miso straight to the boiling broth, ladle out a cup, dissolve the miso in it, then stir it in to avoid lumps.
Tips: Slice the burdock root thinly so it softens quickly.
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Ingredients (1 serving)
- Pork shoulder — 70 g
- Daikon radish — 60 g
- Carrot — 25 g
- Burdock root — 25 g
- Potato — 50 g
- Green onion — 10 g
- Doenjang (Korean soybean paste) — 1 Tbsp
- Sesame oil — 1 tsp
- Water — 350 ml