JAPANESE SOUP RECIPE AFTER OVEREATING and LESS WASTE/ Cook Japanese dinner with kids❤

What can we do to not waste food? One solution is making a soup. So today, my kids and I in the kitchen together, whipping up a fridge clean up soup that is easy, comforting and nourishing to help you recover from the loads of waste. Wash it, wash it. Cut this. Cut the potatoes. Trying not to waste anything has been a big theme of my cooking life. Weekend is the day when I do my meal prepping and at the same time, I clean up my fridge to see if there are any ingredients I need to use up. I usually make a big portion of soup with the leftover ingredients. In a way, we can freeze the soup for the coming weeks or just enjoy the leftovers the next day without wasting any ingredients. Can you peel this? Yes, I can. Put your left hand on top. Do it like a cat. Yes, like a cat. No, I don't think I can do this. I can't do this. Okay, okay. I'll do the onions. Don't put your hands out. I'll do the onions. You do the rest of the vegetables. Be gentle. Don't drop it. It's okay. It's almost three years since I posted my very first video on YouTube and back then, they were so little. Now they are five and seven years old and they are more and more into cooking these days. He wanted to do everything on his own but my husband was too scared to film them using a knife. So after a long discussion with this stubborn boy, we decided to finish up the rest without them for this time. When they are young, it's actually easy to get them involved in the kitchen but now they have more confidence and have built up a sense of self-esteem. It's becoming harder to navigate them. I want to let them try but at the same time, it's painful to see them get injured. But in my experience, having them in the kitchen is the best remedy when it comes to introducing more ingredients. They are so motivated to try anything they cooked by themselves. Anyway, we chop up onions, napa cabbages, leeks, potatoes and shimeji mushrooms and then throw everything in a big pot together with shio koji. Shio koji is a mixture of rice malt and salt being fermented. Shio koji makes everything so tasty with the depth of flavor especially in soup. It just works perfectly. My pan is not big enough so I will cook onion and napa cabbage first. Once it's wilted, I added the rest of the vegetables. Because it's a fridge cleanup soup, you can literally add anything. It could be carrots, garlic, sweet potatoes, squash and broccoli. The exact measurement is on my website. The link is in the description box. Pop the lid, reduce the heat to low and we can walk away for 15 minutes or until all the vegetables are softened. In 15 minutes, I asked my kids to make some rice bowl and I decided to make some spinach salad as a side dish. Now, let's check on soup. The vegetables are nice and tender. Add soup stock powder followed by water. This soup stock powder is made with vegetable and kombu. It can be used for miso soup, soba noodle soup and many many more. This soup stock and shiokoji I used earlier is in my Miwa's holiday box which is only available until the end of this month. It's vegan. Please check out the link before it's gone. The link is in the description box. When the soup is warm, dissolve in miso paste. Mix potato starch and soy milk to thicken the soup. Hi everyone, this is gonna be the last video on 2022. Thanks to you, I had my first e-cookbook published in the beginning of this year and also I had my very first speaking engagement in this year. You have been with me in every single moment and I cannot tell you how much it means to me. I always go back and read your comment every time I'm in a situation of needing motivation and courage. I've never imagined that I can build a true friendship in this internet world. I want to give you back to what you gave me in return, so please feel free to request me anything for the future contents. If there's anything I can help you, I'm happy to do so. And for the next year, I'll be starting my new journey. It's probably my turning point. I am so scared but I hope you will continue to be with me next year. Okay, that's it for today. Thank you again for being with me this year and stay safe. Happy holidays. Bye.