Edamame beans, the bar nuts of Japan, are almost a perfect food - healthy, simple, yummy. Even my three-year-old loves 'em (he calls them "mama beans"). But...they're fuzzy. Barbara from Tigers & Strawberries tries to right this wrong with a technique from cookbook author Hiroko Shimbo: rubbing them with coarse salt. That, of course, turns out to be a little harder than warranted for such a simple snack. She goes on to explain the method she uses to prepare them: drop in boiling water for five minutes with some lemon peel, drain and rinse, spread on paper towels to dry, sprinkly liberally with coarse salt, and serve.Hacking food - edamame beans
Edamame beans, the bar nuts of Japan, are almost a perfect food - healthy, simple, yummy. Even my three-year-old loves 'em (he calls them "mama beans"). But...they're fuzzy. Barbara from Tigers & Strawberries tries to right this wrong with a technique from cookbook author Hiroko Shimbo: rubbing them with coarse salt. That, of course, turns out to be a little harder than warranted for such a simple snack. She goes on to explain the method she uses to prepare them: drop in boiling water for five minutes with some lemon peel, drain and rinse, spread on paper towels to dry, sprinkly liberally with coarse salt, and serve.
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8-23-2005 @ 10:25AM
b. said...
Many Asian groceries carry the already shell-off edamame ($1.xx ~ approximately). Not really a hack, but hey.. no fuzzy ;)
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8-23-2005 @ 2:38PM
Myron said...
Who cares if they're fuzzy? You don't eat the shell. Great snack.
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8-23-2005 @ 5:52PM
Finished.Law.School said...
This is one of the best foods ever.
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8-24-2005 @ 8:29PM
niki said...
My two and a half year old LOVES them too. He just calls them beans.
Trader Joe's has frozen ones, either cooked or raw that are simple to make (and cheap).
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8-24-2005 @ 9:07PM
niki said...
My two and a half year old LOVES them too. He just calls them beans.
Trader Joe's has frozen ones, either cooked or raw that are simple to make (and cheap).
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