Japanese Beef and Rice Soup

Japanese Beef and Rice Soup
Evan Sung for The New York Times
Total Time
10 minutes
Rating
4(246)
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When the chef Marco Canora was told to cut back on coffee, soda, wine and beer for health reasons, he found himself sipping cups of broth from the stockpots at his restaurant, Hearth, instead. Soon he had designed an entire system of healthful eating (and drinking) around the stuff. This soup, wintry but light, is a satisfying example. At Brodo, a takeout window that he opened in 2013, a to-go cup of broth can be customized in as many ways as an espresso at Starbucks — with ginger juice, mushroom tea and other aromatics and add-ons. This is easy to pull off at home, too. —Julia Moskin

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Ingredients

Yield:About 8 cups
  • 7cups beef bone broth (see recipe)
  • 10 to 12ounces shredded cooked beef short ribs (from making broth, or use 1 pound shredded braised beef)
  • 1teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
  • ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded, caps thinly sliced (about 1½ cups)
  • 1cup cooked brown rice
  • ½cup nori crinkles (or slice up toasted nori sheets into ½-inch squares)
  • 2tablespoons tamari
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 1bunch scallions, white and pale green parts only, thinly sliced (about ½ cup)
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Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)

194 calories; 14 grams fat; 6 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 7 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 9 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 1 gram sugars; 7 grams protein; 307 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring broth to a boil over high heat. Stir in meat, ginger, shiitakes, rice, nori, tamari and lemon juice; cook 2 minutes. Stir in scallions. Ladle into bowls and serve.

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Excellent recipes, very easy to make, delicious , and you can add other greens , too.Don't throw away the mushroom stems- they can be added to the next pot of broth when you are making it. They add a very earthy flavour to the broth. I personally like the dark green parts of scallions, as well as the white and pale green parts; use everything- I try not to waste any food. Cilantro is also a great substitute for scallions.

Only add one sheet of seaweed otherwise too fishy

I made the beef stock according to the recipe and then made this soup the day after. I found the lemon juice was initially too strong (half a lemon of what size?), but the flavor receded a bit with adequate salt (which is also not mentioned in the recipe, but is essential; add it after the Tamari or soy sauce). I also added a bit of white pepper, and more nori since it was lacking a bit of umami. Some furikake also helped. I used pearled barley instead of rice, and added more of it.

So I made this with sautéed minced beef together with onion and garlic, add chopped small tomatoes, dash of coriander, dash of paprika, omit the nori, add Japanese soy sauce, sugar, a little bit of powdered beef broth and fish sauce. As the items in my pantry were incomplete to make this original recipe, so I changed accordingly. Next I hope to make the original recipe entirely.

Added a scrap of kombu for fun. Broccoli greens were on hand. Used a chuck roast since ribs are pretty pricey at the moment. So easy. So delicious.

Great soup! I modified to my liking. Made the bone broth in my instant pot. After making the broth, I simmered it with thinly slices chuck, a 2" knob of sliced ginger and garlic until the chuck was tender. I didn't use the meat from the broth because it was too dried out after cooking in the instant pot for 9 hrs. I added mirin and rice vinegar to make it more flavorful in addition to what's in the recipe. I also added bok choy in addition to shiitake mushrooms. Very tasty!

So easy to prepare. I made with oyster, shiitake, and oyster mushrooms as I had a lot on hand, subbed kale for scallions (just couldn’t find the latter), and added some lemon zest at the end.

Excellent recipes, very easy to make, delicious , and you can add other greens , too.Don't throw away the mushroom stems- they can be added to the next pot of broth when you are making it. They add a very earthy flavour to the broth. I personally like the dark green parts of scallions, as well as the white and pale green parts; use everything- I try not to waste any food. Cilantro is also a great substitute for scallions.

Swiss chard worked great. I also sliced up a hard boiled egg for a little extra protein.

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Adapted from “A Good Food Day” by Marco Canora

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