This is a quick recipe for a light and savory soup that you can make with fish bones. Normally these get thrown away, but you might as well make them into something good. If you don’t have any lying around, don’t worry. Fish bones are dirt-cheap at Asian supermarkets; you can probably buy them for $1-2/lb.

Note that the bones are a choking hazard, so be careful while eating and don’t serve this to kids.

Fish Bone Miso Soup: #

• Prep time: 5 minutes
• Cook time: 30-40 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4-6) #

• 1/2 lb fish bones from some large fish (you can use leftovers or buy some salmon bones)
• 6 cups of water
• tbsp miso paste
• 2 cups firm tofu
• 1 cup onion
• 1 cup carrot

Directions #

1. Break up the fish’s spine into 1” long pieces, remove any easily-removable small bones
2. Cube the tofu to 1/2 or 1” depending on preference, dice the onions and carrots
3. Put water, miso, and bones into a pot
4. Bring to a boil and lower the heat
5. Add the onion and carrot
6. Simmer for 20-30 minutes
7. Add the tofu
8. Simmer for another 5 minutes
9. Serve immediately