Edamame

"One of my favorite annual treats from my CSA is Edamame, a fresh soybean that is a popular snack in Japan. Did you know that soybeans actually enrich the soil they are grown in? They enrich the body that eats them, too! :)"
 
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photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Rita1652 photo by Rita1652
photo by Rita1652 photo by Rita1652
Ready In:
10mins
Ingredients:
2
Yields:
1 batch, your choice of size
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ingredients

  • edamame, as much as you would like to prepare (I use fresh, but frozen is easier to find and works well)
  • salt
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directions

  • If using fresh, strip all of the pods off of your soybean bunch and boil them whole in salted water for 5 minutes.
  • (Start timing once the water returns to a boil) Drain the pods, liberally salt them, and then slip the seeds out of the pods directly into your mouth.
  • Have a discard bowl handy for the shells.
  • You may never want to eat potato chips again!

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Reviews

  1. My parents are both from Japan, and my dad is very much into gardening. He actually grows the edamame in the summer and preps these *FRESH* for us to eat. Yummy yummy. I'm away at university, so reading this recipe and thinking about my dad is making me a little homesick... Hands down the best snack on a hot summer day!
     
  2. We love these, even our 10 year old DD does. They are tasty, and they're fun to eat! I like to sprinkle with coarse salt.
     
  3. This is the tastiest easiest snack-hands down-! Goes really well with beer (we had Sapporo) instead of peanuts.
     
  4. Edamame are great! Sometimes I like to sprinkle them with soy sauce or ponzu sauce instead of salt before serving-- it gives a great flavor. But this was excellent as well! Thanks!
     
  5. No need to go to the sushi bar anymore, now that I have this recipe. These tasted better than the ones at the sushi bar :-) I couldn't find frozen ones so I used fresh. I ate them all by myself!!
     
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Tweaks

  1. I recently had this dish at a Silverlake Ramen restaurant and WOW! so delish! I just ordered yuzu salt. That will add so much more flavor. If you don't have yuzu salt, use flake salt, like Maldons, which you can order online ($5 at amazon).
     
  2. Edamame are great! Sometimes I like to sprinkle them with soy sauce or ponzu sauce instead of salt before serving-- it gives a great flavor. But this was excellent as well! Thanks!
     

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