Scampi are magical sea creatures much like unicorns. They also add a magical touch to a bowl of miso soup. A luxurious starter to get your tastebuds firing.
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Miso Soup With Scampi
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Equipment:
Cooking time: 8 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 x scampi
- 800ml premade dashi stock
- 1 x heaped tbsn white miso
- 1 x heaped tbsn red miso
Method
- Bring dashi stock to a simmer
- Wash scampi thoroughly in fresh water
- Cook scampi in dashi stock for 3 – 4 minutes depending on size
- Take scampi out and put in cold water
- Reserve dashi stock for soup
- Skim any foam from the top of the dashi
- Bring dashi to a simmer
- Stir through white and red miso being careful not to boil
- Remove underbelly section of the scampi using a pair of kitchen scissors and place one in each miso bowl
- Strain the miso soup and divide evenly amongst four boils
- Add sliced negi / shallots
- Serve immediately
Chef’s Tips
- Never let the miso soup boil
- Buy scampi without any black colour in the head
- The quality and flavour spectrum of the miso will largely determine the flavour, so buy the best miso you can afford.
