Immunity Building Miso Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 -8 cups vegetable stock or 6 -8 cups water
1/2 - 1 inch fresh ginger, chopped
1 bunch scallion, chopped (including the hairy roots)
2 -3 carrots, chopped
1/2 cup dried shiitake mushrooms or 1/2 cup fresh shiitake mushroom
1/2 - 1 sheet nori, crumbled
3 tablespoons miso (I used the red)
1/4 - 1/2 lb cooked shrimp (optional)

Preparation

Combine the stock, ginger, scallions, carrots and mushrooms in a pot (she said glass pot) and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the nori and simmer for another 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in miso until dissolved.
If you like, blend the pieces with a stick blender or regular blender and add the cooked shrimp back in (if using).