Name: Edamame Recipe
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japanese

Lightly boiled and perfectly salted, edamame is the classic japanese snack that is not only delicious to snack on but also packed with a nutritional punch. Learn how to cook these young soybeans with the authentic japanese method. 

How to make Edamame Recipe

Namiko Chen

Crawler

Japanese

<p>Lightly boiled and perfectly salted, edamame is the classic japanese snack that is not only delicious to snack on but also packed with a nutritional punch. Learn how to cook these young soybeans with the authentic japanese method. </p>

Vegetarian

Edamame

Kosher/sea salt

step 1

Measure the weight of edamame pods (if you do this once, you know the rough amount next time without measuring).

step 2

Now were ready to begin. Prepare 1000 ml water (4 cup) and 40 g kosher salt (2 tbsp + tsp).

step 3

Start boiling water in a pot. Using a pair of kitchen shears, cut off both ends of edamame pods. If the water starts boiling, cover and turn off the heat for now.

step 4

Place the edamame in a bowl or tray and sprinkle 1 tbspof (40 g) kosher salt. Rub the pods against each other with hands.

step 5

Add the rest of the kosher salt into the boiling water.

step 6

Then add the edamame pods without removing the salt. Cook on medium heat for 3-5 minutes depending on the size of the pods. Its easy to remember 4 minutes, but start checking the doneness after passing 3. 5 minutes. Remember we do not run cold water on edamame after boiling so i recommend under-cooking slightly.

step 7

Stir occasionally to make sure all the pods are cooking evenly. If you see the foam forming on the water, remove it with a fine mesh skimmer because we do not wash the pods after cooking.

step 8

Drain water in the sink or scoop up the edamame pods to a sieve. Let cool naturally so the edamame can absorb the flavor (if you skip cutting the ends of pods, please leave it for at least 1 hour). If you like, sprinkle a little bit of salt (i used sea salt flakes). Enjoy!

Edamame Recipe

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Ingredients for Edamame Recipe