Miso Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 dried shrimp
5-inch piece Dashi Konbu (soup kelp)
3 Araimo (dasheen), peeled and cut into chunks
green onions
3 dried mushrooms, soaked and sliced
6 c. water
optional additions include: sliced carrots, turnips, cubed tofu, eggs, somen, kamaboko

Preparation

Boil the shrimp, dried mushrooms and konbu in water for about 1/2 hour.
Add vegetables and simmer until tender.
Add about 2 heaping tablespoons miso paste.
Garnish with tofu and green onions or other optional ingredients.