Rich and Creamy Tonkotsu Ramen Broth

Here's how to make a rich, creamy tonkotsu ramen broth from scratch.

Natto-Jiru (Natto Soup With Miso, Tofu, and Vegetables)

In this recipe for natto miso soup, the bitter tang of natto complements both brown miso and lighter, sweeter miso.

Japanese Superfood Miso Soup

This Superfood miso soup uses a homemade dashi stock made with dried kombu (kelp), shiitake mushrooms, and bonito flakes. Add soft tofu, lots of healthy spinach, scallions, and miso results in a much heartier miso soup than your favorite Japanese restaurant or sushi place.

Hot and Sour Soup

Classic hot and sour soup made with a rich chicken and ham stock, served with tofu, wood-ear mushrooms, day lilies, and pork.

Easy One-Pot Miso Soup

Traditional miso soup uses second dashi—an intense soup stock made from the leftover sea kelp and shaved bonito from first dashi. This quick version of miso soup achieves a full flavored soup base without the need to make two separate batches of stock.

Miso Ramen With Crispy Pork and Burnt Garlic-Sesame Oil

A rich and creamy miso-flavored pork stock ramen with a complex burnt garlic-sesame-chili oil, all topped with crispy braised pork.

Kamo Nanban Soba From 'Japanese Soul Cooking'

Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat proclaim that this duck and soba dish in their new cookbook, Japanese Soul Cooking, is one of their favorites. What's not to like? Hot soba noodles are served in a warm dashi and soy broth with slivers of perfectly cooked duck breast and green onions fried in duck fat. A final dollop of wasabi is a key accent, brightening the flavor of the rich bird. Best of all, it's an impressive-looking dish that isn't much harder than boiling a pot of noodles.

Easy Miso Soup

A super simple, hearty, and easy miso soup that can be made from pantry ingredients. In our experience, it also makes a great cold remedy!

Poulet's Sumo Wrestler Stew (Chankonabe)

This Sumo Wrestler Stew or Chankonabe from Poulet is a traditional method of carbo-loading for Japan's massive wrestlers. It's a hearty, bursting bowl of soup filled with rice, udon noodles, chicken thighs, tofu, and a load of good-for-your veggies. But even if you're not about enter the dohyō (that's a sumo ring), it's a fantastically filling bowl of soup and perfect for winter.

Michael Natkin's Soba Noodles in Shiitake-Shoyu Broth with Spring Vegetables

This vegetarian stock uses kombu, dried shiitakes, leeks, ginger, garlic, and soy to recreate the deep flavors of the decidedly un-veggie friendly inspiration.