Welcome to the first of a exciting new segment called Ranger Recipes. This monthly piece will showcase a game paired with a recipe that is tasty, thematic, and easy to cook in your own home. Sharing our intertwined love of cooking and gaming is at the core of why we have started this project. So we hope you enjoy these installments and let us know what kind of recipes you are looking for.

Underdark Mushroom Miso Soup

 

Cook Time: 40 minutes

 

You’ll Need:

1/2 bunch of scallions chopped thin

3 cloves of garlic minced

5 oz of miso or 1/2 cup

3 pieces of kombu that have been rinsed in water

25 grams of ginger or a piece 1/2 finger length minced

6 grams bonito flakes or 1/4 cup

2 Tbs sesame oil

8 cups of water

8 oz or 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms preferably a mix heavy with shiitake sliced

1 lb of baby Bok Choy quarters and cleaned extra well to remove sand

8 oz or 1/2 lb of extra firm tofu cubed in 1/2 inch squares

cilantro and bean sprouts for garnish (optional)

First get all your ingredients ready before you start cooking anything. (This is the secret to the success of any recipe)

Put a large soup pot on the stove and turn the heat to medium high.

Add the sesame oil and wait for it to get hot. (Look for wavy lines in the oil and little traces of smoke)

When the oil is hot add the scallions, garlic, And ginger. Sauté for 1 minute and add the mushrooms. Sauté for another 2 minutes or until the mushrooms start giving off some liquid.

Add the 8 cups of water, kombu, and bonito flakes. Bring the concoction to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. (Try not to let it reach a full boil at any point. If it does don’t worry it won’t ruin anything just turn the temperature down)

Keeping the soup at a simmer carefully remove the kombu and add the miso and Bok Choy.

Simmer for 10 more minutes. Then add the tofu and cook 5 more minutes.

Garnish with some cilantro and bean sprouts

Ladel some delicious mushroom soup into a bowl and serve to your party. It might be just enough to get their nerves up for the infiltration of the Worm Nursery.