Spicy Japanese Prawn & Bacon Soup – worth revisiting

This soup was quick to make and didn't even need too many fresh ingredients.

Ingredients:

Defrosted prawns/shrimp

Defrosted spinach

Bacon

Chilli oil, oil

Garlic (optional)

Knob of fresh ginger

Dashi powder

Miso soup – instant soup mix plus hot water

Vermicelli

Garlic sprouts

Miri – 1 tsp

Sake – 1 tsp

Japanese Soy Sauce – 1 tsp (remember the bacon is salty)

Bonito flakes

Chives for the garnish

Method:

Defrost your prawns and shrimp.

Fry off some chopped bacon in a mix of chilli oil and vegetable oil.  With a little garlic if you like it and some Grated Ginger

Steep the vermicelli in some boiled water for 5 minutes and then drain.

Put your dashi powder and some water into the pot.  Bring to the boil and add the prawns shrimp and bacon.  Turn it down to just below a boil and add your vermicelli and all the other ingredients, adding the miso last.  Don't put the miso soup mix straight into the pot.  Put a little of the liquid into a small ramekin and mix the miso with it before adding it to the soup.

Then you are ready to serve.  Sprinkle the top of each bowl with the bonito flakes and the chives.