How I Make Miso Soup
I will explain how I make miso soup.
First, I put a handful of dashi into boiled water and leave it about one to three minutes then take it out of the water.
For those who don't know what dashi is, it's bonito flake. We use them in order to add flavor to soup.
Second, I dice tofu (I prefer a silken tofu) and cut a green onion into small pieces then put them into the water. I also add some dried seaweed. Some people soak the seaweed in water beforehand but I'm too lazy to do that so I just put it as it is. It rehydrates very quickly.
Third, I put about one tablespoon of miso paste into the water then stir in order to mix the miso and the water. After I make sure every ingredients in the water becomes soft enough, I finally serve it in a bowl.
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How I Make Miso Soup
I will explain how I make miso soup.First, I put a handful of dashi into a pot of boiling water and leave* it about one to three minutes, then take it out of the water.
For those who don't know what dashi is, it's flakes of bonito fish. We use them in order to add flavor to soup.
Second, I dice tofu (I prefer a silken tofu) and cut a green onion into small pieces then put them into the pot. I also add some dried seaweed. Some people soak the seaweed in water beforehand but I'm too lazy to do that so I just put it as it is. It rehydrates very quickly.
Third, I put in about one tablespoon of miso paste then stir to mix the miso and the water. After I make sure every ingredient in the water becomes soup has become soft enough, I finally serve it in a bowl.
*you could also use the verb "steep" which means to soak something in water to extract its flavor. For example: Steep the tea leaves for 5 minutes in the pot.
Great use of English. I added the bit about the bonito to make things a little more clear. Maybe not everyone knows what bonito is, or that it is a fish. Some people grow up only eating catfish and tuna (like me)!!! Also its not necessary to say "in order to" it sounds very formal, you can just say "to." Also I added the bit about the pot at the beginning to establish that there is a "pot" that you can refer to later, e.g. "add X into the pot" since it's a little confusing to say you "put X in the water." And after that you can just say "put in X" since its very clear from the situation what you are doing and you don't want to be too repetitive. The clarity of your writing is excellent. I'm happy to have the opportunity to make your English sound more natural!
P.S. check out these interesting kitchen cutting verbs in this picture: https://d17ese100x1uvo.cloudfront.net/attached_images/35368/7a112395232e6e855b8492b8e8b6e60689f9948d/large.jpg
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How I Make Miso Soup
I will explain how I make miso soup.First, I put a handful of dashi into boiling water and leave let it boil for about one to three minutes. Then I take it out of the water. (Where do you put it after you take it out of the water. In a bowl, into another pan, paper towels or throw them away???)
For those who don't know what dashi is, it's bonito flake. We use them in order to add flavor to soup.
Second, I dice tofu (I prefer a silken tofu) and cut a green onion into small pieces, then I put them into the same water I took removed the dashi from. I also add some dried seaweed. Some people soak the seaweed in water beforehand, but I'm too lazy to do that so I just put it in as it is. It rehydrates very quickly.
ThirdLastly (if this is the finally step before serving), I put about one tablespoon of miso paste into the water, then stir in order to mix the miso and the water until the paste is dissolved. After I make sure every all of the ingredients in the water have becomes soft enough; then I finally serve it in a bowl.
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This is perfect! よくやったね :)
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