Flavor Packed Edamame Recipe (2024)

This edamame recipe is the perfect appetizer for any meal. Simple, yet flavorful and packs in the bold flavors of shoyu, garlic, and mirin. Bet you can’t have just one.

Pupus (appetizers) are a big deal in Hawai’i. Every party, baby lū’au, and holiday gathering is sure to have it’s fair share of yummy dishes. A crowd favorite surely is edamame.

Tender green, buttery beans in flavor packed pods. Enjoy them alongside your favorite foods or as a snack. This will be a favorite dish for sure.

What is edamame?

Edamame, pronounced eh-DAH-ma-meh, is an immature soybean pod that is popular in Asian cuisine. The pods are boiled or steamed before eating and seasoned with many different varieties of flavors.

You can find edamame in the freezer section of most grocery stores. They are often sold either in their pods or shelled.

These beans are in season from June to September, but are often hard to find fresh. Frozen edamame are much easier to find and work well in many recipes.

If you love edamame, you’ve got to try edamame hummus and edamame rice

How to cook edamame?

Edamame should be cooked prior to eating. Eating raw soybeans can cause digestion problems.

How to eat edamame?

The shell of the edamame are non-toxic, but there are very tough and not easily digested. The beans are often served in their pods. You can easily pop the beans out of the pods to enjoy. You can find edamame already shelled.

What are the health benefits of soybeans?

These beans are packed with vitamins and minerals, as well as low in calories. Check out this article if you’d like to learn more.

Ingredients for this flavor packed edamame recipe:

• Salt. Used to add flavor to your water. Don’t skip out on this one.
• Shoyu. This Japanese style soy sauce packs a umami flavor punch.
• Mirin. Mirin is a Japanese rice wine condiment that has less alcohol and more sugar than sake. If you don’t have mirin you can use sake or rice wine.
• Sesame oil. This oil is very flavorful. A little goes a long way.
• Granulated sugar. You can totally use brown sugar or a sugar alternative here as well.
• Garlic. Getting a garlic press will be well worth your investment. Biting down on a large chunk of garlic is no fun.
• Edamame. Frozen unshelled edamame works well here. If you can find them fresh you can totally use it here as well.

How to make a flavor packed edamame recipe?

1. Set a large pot of water over high heat. Add salt and bring to a boil. The water should be similar to the saltiness of the ocean.
2. While the water is boiling begin making the sauce.
3. To a small bowl add shoyu, mirin, sesame oil, sugar, and garlic. Mix until well combined.
4. Add edamame pods and boil for 3-5 minutes or until the pods begin rising to the surface.
5. Remove edamame from the water and place in a bowl.
6. Pour over the sauce mixture and toss to combine. ENJOY!

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