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Healthy and Nutritious Spicy Edamame!

Oct 2, 2019Last Modified: October 8, 2022

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This page may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. This post is about how to make delicious and nutritious Spicy Edamame!

Edamame in the pods with chili sauce on a white plate with a set of chopsticks on the upper right side.
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1,000 Foods to Eat Project

The book 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die by Mimi Sheraton lists edamame as one of the foods to eat. She says that the foods she lists in her book are the tastes that every food lover should experience or dream about. I am working my way through these foods, and edamame is food #29 that I am posting about!

Edamame are young soybeans that are harvested before they are ripened or hardened. Spicy Edamame is my favorite way to eat edamame!

The first time I discovered edamame was at the cinema. They were offering this on their menu, I ordered, and happily shelled and munched my way through the film! These were salted edamame, and oh so delicious.

But I like SPICE. So I found a recipe for Spicy Edamame, from one of the Japanese restaurants here in San Antonio, which I tweaked a bit and let me tell you...I was in HEAVEN! These Spicy Edamame are absolutely addictive. They are bathed in a hot chili oil and ginger based sauce...need I say more?

Using a spicy chili sauce is such a great way to prepare this wonderful food.

Edamame in the pods with chili sauce on a white plate with a set of chopsticks on the right side.

I can sit and snack on these all day...and did I happen to mention that edamame is really good for you? Nutritionally sound..you can feel good about enjoying this most delicious and healthy snack, or side!

Ingredients

Bottle of Kikkoman soy sauce, bottle of Aji-Mirin, bottle of Rice Vinegar, bottle of Oyster Sauce, Sichuan chili crisp hot oil, glass bowl with sugar, ginger, white dish with butter, green onions, garlic cloves and a bag of edamame in its pods

The ingredients you will need to make this delicious, healthy, and great appetizer are:

  • Edamame pods (can use fresh edamame or frozen edamame)
  • Butter
  • Hot chili oil - I used Fly by Jing Sichuan Chili Crisp
  • Soy sauce
  • Mirin
  • Rice vinegar
  • Sugar
  • Oyster sauce
  • Ginger
  • Green onions
  • Garlic

You should be able to get all of these items at Asian grocery stores, and maybe even your local grocery stores.

Before I made this I wasn't very familiar with mirin, but I learned that it is similar to sake. It's an essential ingredient in Japanese cooking with a lower alcohol content than sake but with a higher sugar content.

By the way you'll make more of the ginger based spicy sauce than what is needed for this particular recipe. So you can use the extra ginger based sauce as a dipping sauce for veggies, or even mixed into some rice!

Instructions For This Spicy Edamame Recipe

This easy recipe is so simple and has tons of flavor!

Start by preparing the edamame if frozen. Cook according to package directions and leave aside. It is very often prepared by steaming or boiling.

Edamame in their pods in a white bowl

Prepare your Ginger Sauce by combining soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar, sugar, oyster sauce, ginger, green onions, and garlic.

Heat up the butter in a large pan on medium-high heat. Add the boiled or steamed edamame and continually stir fry around 3 minutes.

Edamame in their pods on the left side and melted butter on the right side in a cast iron pan.

Remove from the heat, and stir in the hot chili oil and 3 tablespoon of the Ginger Sauce.

Edamame in their pods with a spicy chili oil on top as well as a ginger sauce with garlic and green onions poured onto the edamame.

That's it! So easy and soo very delicious!

How To Serve This Spicy Edamame

Enjoy this deliciously sweet, salty, and spicy edamame!

This is great as a side dish, and its such an easy snack or easy appetizer. It's also perfect for your sushi night and as good as the edamame at your local sushi restaurant!

To eat these, simply squeeze the edamame beans from the shells. The edamame shells are not edible and need to be discarded.

I hope you'll give this absolutely delicious Spicy Edamame a try. Once you do, it just may become one of your go to edamame recipes. Soy beans are so delectable served this way!

Edamame in the pods with chili sauce on a white plate with a set of chopsticks on the left side.

All credit for this recipe goes to former culinary arts student Anthony Santonastaso!

FAQ

What can I sub for the hot chili oil?

Some substitutions for the hot chili oil are a chili paste such as sambal oelek. You could also try a chili garlic sauce as a sub. I do highly recommend the hot chili oil for this dish though.

Is edamame heart healthy?

Both WebMD and Healthline mention that edamame may lower cholesterol. Specifically LDL cholesterol, which may increase one's risk of heart disease. However, it's important to see medical advice from your own health care provider if this is a concern for you.

Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!

Cold Soba Noodles With Dipping Sauce

Soba noodles in a bowl, soba sauce in a bowl, and green onions, wasabi, grated daikon and chopsticks

Japanese Pickled Cucumber

Japanese Pickled Cucumber and chopsticks holding one up

Korean Spicy Bean Sprouts

Korean Spicy Bean Sprouts in a white bowl with some silver chopsticks holding some of the bean sprouts

1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die

Please follow along with me on this quest to try the 1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die, from the book by Mimi Sheraton! Join me in this journey and discover new foods, experiences, and cuisines which I hope will add inspiration, fun, and joy to your life! Visit the 1,000 Foods to Eat Project page to view a list of the foods tried so far.

Edamame is #29 on my list of foods to try. 29 down, 971 to go!

If you'd like to follow along and be a part of the 1,000 Foods Project, please sign up to get the latest recipes and inspiration for you to expand your food comfort zone! It's an incredible journey, please join me by signing up here. 🙂

Cheers!

Grace

Edamame in the pods with chili sauce on a white plate with a set of chopsticks on the right side.

Spicy Edamame

Inspired by Sushihana's Restaurant's Spicy Edamame created by Anthony Santonastaso
This absolutely delicious and spicy edamame is perfect as a side or a snack! You can feel so good about eating this healthy and nutritionally sound food! Enjoy!
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Prep Time 12 minutes mins
Cook Time 7 minutes mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4 people
Calories 186 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb edamame can use frozen or fresh edamame
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon hot chili oil

Ginger Sauce

  • ¼ cup soy sauce I used Kikkoman
  • 2 tablespoon mirin I used Aji-Mirin from Kikkoman
  • 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 ts sugar
  • 2 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1.5" piece ginger peeled and minced
  • 2 green onions sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced

Instructions
 

  • Prepare edamame if frozen. Cook according to package directions and leave aside.
    Edamame in their pods in a white bowl
  • Prepare your Ginger Sauce by combining soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar, sugar, oyster sauce, ginger, green onions, and garlic.
  • Heat up the butter in a large pan on med high heat. Add the edamame and continually stir around 3 minutes.
    Edamame in their pods on the left side and melted butter on the right side in a cast iron pan.
  • Remove from the heat, and stir in the hot chili oil and 3 tablespoon of the Ginger Sauce.
    Edamame in their pods with a spicy chili oil on top as well as a ginger sauce with garlic and green onions poured onto the edamame.

Notes

Enjoy this deliciously sweet, salty, and spicy moreish snack!!!  So good you'll be craving it time and time again!  Please note you will have more than enough of the ginger sauce so you can use the residual as a dipping sauce for veggies or perhaps mixed into rice.  
The nutritional information unfortunately does not include the info for the hot chili oil and also assumes that all of the sauce will be consumed equally over 4 servings.  I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 

Nutrition

Calories: 186kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 15gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 1137mgPotassium: 577mgFiber: 6gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 72IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 95mgIron: 3mg
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