Miso Soup(Japanese Soup) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 yellow onion
1 large carrot
1/2 burdock
1 zucchini
1/2 pkg. tofu
3 Tbsp. sesame oil
water
1 clove garlic
1/2 daiken
2 Tbsp. miso
6 shiitake mushrooms
dash of cayenne pepper
dash of ginger

Preparation

Saute onion and garlic in sesame oil for 10 minutes.
Add a dash of ginger.
Cut up carrot, burdock and daiken and add to onion
mixture.
Stir while cooking for 5 minutes.
Add 5 cups water and bring to a boil; slow boil for 7 or 8 minutes, then add 1 tablespoon miso.
Cut up zucchini and mushrooms (caps only) and add to mixture.
Simmer 8 minutes, then add the tofu and the other tablespoon of miso.
Add a dash of cayenne pepper; stir well and serve hot.
Serves 6.