Recipe

1. Rinse Kombu and shitake mushrooms. Place in a medium saucepan with stock or water. Bring to boil and simmer 1/2 hour. Remove Kombu and shitake. Reserve Kombu for another use, cut stems off mushrooms and discard. Slice caps thinly and return to stock. Make carrot flowers by carefully cutting out 3 lengthwise narrow wedges down the length of the carrot. Slice thnly crosswise. Add carrots and wakame flakes to stock 10 minutes for serving. Grate ginger and squeeze juice into a small bowl. Add Miso and 1/2 cup stock to dissolve it in. Add to soup a few minutes before serving. Do not boil. Garnish with scallions or watercress.