Salt-and-Pepper Edamame (Soybeans in the Pod)

Name: Salt-and-Pepper Edamame (Soybeans in the Pod)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters coarse salt; 2 kilograms frozen edamame (soybeans in the pod); 2 Tbsps pink peppercorns; 2 Tbsps Sichuan peppercorns

Salt-and-Pepper Edamame (Soybeans in the Pod) might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 20 servings with 118 calories, 10g of protein, and 5g of fat each. If you have coarse salt, edamame, pink peppercorns, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Toast salt in a dry, small, heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until salt turns light tan, about 7 minutes.

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Toast

Salt

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Frying Pan

Transfer salt to a bowl. Toast Sichuan peppercorns in skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

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Peppercorns

Toast

Salt

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Bowl

Transfer toasted peppercorns to a sheet of wax paper to cool. Using paper as a funnel, pour toasted peppercorns into an electric coffee/spice grinder or a mortar.

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Peppercorns

Coffee

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Wax Paper

Funnel

Mortar And Pestle

Add pink peppercorns and pulse or pound with a pestle until finely ground.

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Peppercorns

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Mortar And Pestle

Pour through a coarse sieve into bowl of salt and stir together.

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Salt

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Sieve

Bowl

Cook edamame in 4 batches in salted boiling water until tender, about 4 minutes, and immediately transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Return water to a boil between batches.

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Edamame

Water

Ice

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Slotted Spoon

Bowl

Drain in a colander and pat dry.

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Toss edamame with some peppered salt to taste and serve with remainder on the side.

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Edamame

Salt

• Peppered salt may be made 1 week ahead and kept in an airtight container at cool room temperature.• Edamame may be cooked 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before tossing with peppered salt.

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Edamame

Salt