Garlic Chili Spicy Edamame
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These Garlic Chili Spicy Edamame are an easy to prepare snack that can be on the table in 10 minutes from start to finish. Made with a wonderful garlic and chili paste sauce to coat the steamed edamame, you’ll be quite addicted, but in a healthy way… eating one after the other.
Garlic Chili Spicy Edamame
Sometimes on Sundays we go and have sushi at our favorite place, Nozumi. While I regularly order the Hawaiian Roll, Dave will have the Chirashi Salad, which packs lettuce, rice and a variety of fresh, diced fish with a incredible dressing to mix in.
One item we like while waiting on our sushi are their steamed and spiced edamame. I continuously find myself reaching for one after the other, popping them in my mouth and crunching on the seeds from the salted and spicy pods. You don’t eat the pods, just discard them in the other provided bowl and in minutes the once filled bowl empties and the other fills with edamame-less pods.
I been loving the packaged fully cooked and ready to eat edamame in the refrigerated vegetable area of my local market. These are perfect for a quick and easy snack and edamame are so good for you. These soybeans in their shells are fun snacking fare and just steamed with a sprinkling of sea salt flakes and I’m a happy camper.
Over at our favorite sushi house here in San Diego I love the spicy sauce they have on them. A simple almost creamy garlic chili paste. I think I’ve replicated it pretty well, at least that’s what Dave says. He is an edamame eating fiend. These made me a believer.
Interestingly I read that a 1/2 cup of soybeans has 34 grams of protein compared to a 1/2 cup of chicken which has about 17 grams, while that same 1/2 cup of tofu has about 10 grams. And there you have it!
If you can’t find the fully cooked edamame in your local market, head over to the frozen vegetable section or your local Asian market. Simply cook up a pound of the frozen edamame in the pods in salted boiling water until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and season with salt or try my tasty Garlic Chili Spicy Edamame.
If you like this appetizer snack, give my Authentic Mexican Pickled Carrots or these mini Baja Yellowtail Tostadas a try. Enjoy!
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Garlic Chili Edamame
Ingredients
- 10 oz edamame precooked, 283gm
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp chili paste (my choice SAMBAL OELEK Ground Fresh Chili Paste)
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- sea salt flakes
Instructions
- In a small fry pan on medium low heat add the sesame oil and garlic. Sauté for several minutes until a golden brown, do not burn. Remove pan from heat and cool.
- In a medium bowl mix together the sautéed garlic, chili paste, mayonnaise and soy sauce.
- Steam edamame in a microwave safe bowl for 2 minutes. Add the warmed edamame to the garlic chili sauce and toss to coat. Season with sea salt and serve warm.
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Nutrition
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I love little rituals – things to look forward to – like visiting your favourite sushi place 🙂 Healthy snacks like your garlic chile edamame are amazing and all of that in even less then 10 minutes – genius!
Just logged in to read this, thanks for making my morning here Miriam! It’s the little things, right?
They’re comforting and at least this is a healthy, fun ritual! These are such a great snack to have at home, although there’s no way I could replicate their sushi creations… still gotta go there. 🙂
Holy delicious, Batman. These little guys look SO tasty! And they’re a perfect way to shake up the usual afternoon snack. Love!
I couldn’t agree more Karly, too easy and deliver on the tasty (and healthy!) Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
I actually thought salted edamame couldn’t have been improved. You’ve just changed that, Kevin! Time to get the fingers messy!
Thanks John, this will make your mouth sing!
Edamame is a pretty healthy snack. Kevin your recipe is super easy to prepare and fun to eat.
Thanks Rahul, glad you stopped by. Looking forward to keeping up with your site, too. Lots of tasty things on there like the Chickpea Tostada and Apple Samosa! I was in India 2 months ago for the Holi and had an amazing time visiting New Delhi, Agra, Ranthambore and Jaipur. Cheers!
Edamame is like culinary crack, seriously SO addicting!! I am loving your garlic chili sauce on here, Kevin!! I could legit eat these as a meal! SO GOOD! Cheers, buddy!
Thanks Chey! I made two batches the other day for the photo shoot of these and Dave ate one while I was working with one. I turned to try it since it was in another bowl and Dave ATE. THEM. ALL. He just looked at me and said, “What? I thought they were for me.” Too funny, glad I got decent shots. 🙂
I love sushi but never have I ever been served edamame in any type of sauce (clearly I need to re-evaluate the sushi joints I frequent in Atlanta) so I’m loving the sound of these – that creamy garlic chili paste sounds delightful – my daughter loves mayo so I’m thinking she would be delighted to whip this up and I’ve got some baked tofu I’ve gotta try it with. Thanks so much Kevin!
Thanks! It’s so easy and delivers BIG time on flavor and that mayo assists in coating the edamame perfectly. Your daughter (and you) should love it. Enjoy and stay cool Shashi 🙂
Hey Kevn! My son surprised me recently by telling me that not only does he have a favorite sushi restaurant, but that edamame is his new favorite vegetable! That coming from one who was once an extremely picky eater, who didn’t even want his foods touching each other on a plate! 🙂
I must admit it’s only been in the last couple of years that I have gotten into sushi and edamame. So good! Hello to Gary, Dorothy. 🙂
Dude, love the flavors
Thanks Matt! So easy, perfect party snacking. You guys safe up there, any fires? It’s been bloody hot down here. Have a safe one!
This looks delicious, Kevin! I love having these when we go for sushi. I would never have thought to put mayo in the sauce…makes sense, though, to give the sauce extra creaminess and body. Good to know I can use frozen in this recipe if fresh isn’t available. Loves me some chili. Pinning, of course 🙂
Thanks Dawn, the kiss of mayo definitely gives it a creaminess and I love the garlic sautéed in the sesame oil… so good!
Hey Kevin – just picked up some edamame this evening to make this weekend! Can’t wait to try your recipe 🙂 Woot woot! The little things, right 😉 Thanks friend!
I just smiled. Love it! You will find these lip smackin’ delicious. 🙂
Never tried edamame! Are they anywhere tastes like fava beans? These looks very tasty!
Edamame basically are immature soybeans in the pod. They are so tasty warmed, salted and especially with my garlic chili sauce! 🙂