No matter what time of year it is, miso soup is on the stove almost every week in my kitchen. My boyfriend and I are seriously into Asian food and when we aren?t eating out at one of the fantastic restaurants here in Los Angeles, we?re making it at home. We have so many different types of dried chiles and mushrooms in our pantry its borderline crazy. Luckily, you don?t need access to an Asian grocery store to make this Spicy Miso Soba Noodle Soup. You can find everything you need at a regular grocery store and it comes together super quickly.

As with any great soup, this one relies on an intensely seasoned broth for its mouthwatering flavor. Buy any container of vegetable broth and bring it to a simmer with soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and chili garlic sauce. Whisk some miso paste into a bit of hot water and add it to the pot and you?re halfway there. Just add tofu and, in the last two minutes of cooking, sliced veggies (I used baby bok choy and carrot). 
Meanwhile, cook your soba noodles. You can find soba noodles with the Asian products in the international aisle of your grocery store. Be sure to read the cooking instructions, as soba noodles cook more quickly than pasta. Divvy up the noodles between four bowls, ladle the soup over top, and garnish with sliced green onion and sesame seeds. There you have it! A fun and easy twist on the miso soup we eat weekly in my house. 

This Spicy Miso Soba Noodle Soup is warm, comforting, and just a tad fiery....