Japanese Clear Soup

bowl of broth with green onions and sliced mushrooms.

4.50 from 167 votes

This delicious soup is a traditional Japanese soup and a favorite at hibachi restaurants, but it's easy to make at home. Your taste buds will be so happy!

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: Salads and Sides

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: clear soup, japanese soup

Servings: servings

Calories: 104kcal

Ingredients

2 teaspoons oil
6 cups chicken broth
1 large sweet onion peeled and cut into wedges
2 large carrots cut into chunks
2 inch piece fresh ginger sliced
6 cloves garlic peeled and sliced
4 whole scallions sliced
10 button mushrooms sliced thinly
Salt to taste

Instructions

Heat a large pot over medium high heat; add oil.
Place the onion, carrots, and ginger in the stock pot. Sear the veggies on all sides to caramelize.
Add garlic and cook just until it begins to brown.
Pour in the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover pot, and simmer for one hour.
Pour broth through a fine-mesh sieve to remove the solids; reserve for another use. Taste the broth and salt as needed.
Divide hot broth between four individual bowls and top with fresh sliced scallions and sliced mushrooms.

Notes

For a vegetarian diet, use vegetable stock to replace the chicken broth.

Choose fresh knobs of ginger and peel if desired, though it's not necessary.

Opt for a neutral flavored oil, like avocado or sunflower oil.

Serve this soup with soy sauce and sesame oil on the side as a simple, light meal or a first course.

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