Healthy and Nutritious Spicy Edamame!

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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 soy beans 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 a Japanese restaurant 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?

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

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

• Edamame in its pods
• Butter
• Hot chili oil - I used Fly by Jing Sichuan Chili Crisp
• Soy sauce
• Mirin
• Rice vinegar
• Sugar
• Oyster sauce
• Ginger
• Green onions
• Garlic

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 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

This mouthwatering snack is so very simple to make!

Start by preparing the edamame if frozen. Cook according to package directions and leave aside.

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.

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

That's it! So easy and soo very delicious! Enjoy this deliciously sweet, salty, and spicy moreish snack!!!

I hope you'll give this absolutely delicious Spicy Edamame a try!

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

Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!

Cold Soba Noodles With Dipping Sauce

Japanese Pickled Cucumber

Korean Spicy 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!

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Cheers! Grace