I came across a thing that said edamame is a healthier alternative for snacking instead of peanuts. (Well, for me it would be. :rofl: )
I searched a bit, and this is immature soybeans?
So, how would it be prepared? Would it be crunchy and can you eat it cold? Can it be prepared in bulk, and eat a bit at a time? Is it good?
Edamame are just soybeans, green fresh soybeans. They can come in a pod, then you boil in salted water for 5-7 minutes, then you deshell and eat. SO YUMMEH! Use them in salads, just snacking, in rice dishes, places you'd use beans.
Sometimes you find them in the fresh food refrigerated section - already shelled. Usually in the frozen veg section. Buy the ones IN pods...frozen and shelled are always gross and slimy.
You can also buy them canned. You drain, dry, and roast in the oven until crunchy little delights. Like...a roasted peanut. I do mine in olive oil and salt. Various recipes around for roasted soybeans.
We buy them frozen in the pods and boils, then salt them a bit. Then we snack on them from the pod. You bite them out of the pod and get some salt with the beans.
Thank you. :)
We buy it still in pods most of the time (frozen) but don't have any problems with the frozen shelled ones being slimy. They are more useful in cooking (like salads) than the whole ones. The whoke ones are amazing for snacking or a side dish by thenselves. I keep them as a protein dish for dinner.
I have a funny story. When he was a toddler we used edamame a lot. It was fun to eat. :) A few weeks before he started reading (or showing us he was readings) we were driving down a busy street near our house. He asked me how you spell edamame. Well a couple hundred feet in front of us was a rataurant named Edamame! So I said, "Just like that sign there. e-d-a-m-a-m-e."
:)
So you don't have to shell them? You can eat them like green beans? But not raw.
Would fresh be with bagged salad? And are they usually bagged or loose?
Frozen with other frozen veggies?
Canned with other canned veggies?
You don't want to eat the shells at all. Just the beans inside. I've only seen frozen around here-we buy Pictsweet brand (I would also trust Cascadian Farms) and it's in the regular frozen food aisle. Where my mom lives they sell it fresh. I've never seen it canned.
I'm lazy so I buy the kind that's already shelled.
eta: they can be eaten hot or cold. I like them cold.
I've only seen frozen.
If we are using then in salads I buy them unshelled. If we are using them as a side dish we leave them shelled. When you get them shelled, you boil them and add salt. When they're done, drain the water, salt the some more and out then in a bowl with the shells on.
Scoop up a bunch to put on your plate and have a little bowl or bread plate for your shells near your dinner plate. These are basically finger food. You take one--unshelled--and put it in your mouth. Bite down a bit and pull on the shell, popping the beans out of the shrll and into your mouth. Set the Roth shell on your bread pkate and continue.
The salt works beautifully with them. :)
They cam be seasoned with other flavors beside salt. Orange peel, red pepper flakes, etc. But salt is a good place to start.
They are super delicious, but definitely not a healthier alternative to PN for my DS, LOL. ;D
Which is why DH and I only eat them out. ;)
Dry roasted and salted edamame - love those! I eat them alone, on my salad, or make a version of trail mix. DD is not allergic to soy so when nuts left our house, this became my go to salty snack.
I also like them cooked, I like them shelled and mixed in warm potato salad - yep weird...but so yummy! They help me make up protein for cutting back on meat.
When I first tried them I did not know you don't eat the shell and I hated them. Then I found a bag of frozen un-shelled and I was hooked!
The canned ones are rare - but are the ones you drain, dry, and roast to be like roasted peanuts. I think Edensoy has a canned brand, that I only ever find in a health store or whole foods or organic section of a store. They are expensive, and not worth it.
Okay. That does it. I haven't had anything to eat today, so I grabbed one of the edamame bags from the freezer and put a pot of water on!
Can't wait the ten minutes this process will take (takes a while to get water to boil on this stove).
I have a bag at the bottom of my freeze that is old. I think too old. I look at it now and them and think, "It's too old." I should just throw it away, huh? I like them, this bag just got lost on the bottom of other stuff.
Lucia can show you how it is done!
Lucia eating edamame (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBikLSYZ2U4#ws)
Lol
Part of the fun of eating edamame is popping them into your mouth. It is yummy!
One more question.
If I boil some up for later munching, do I leave them in the pod? Do I leave cooked ones at room temp or refrigerate?
I have refrigerated what I did not eat, the pods. But you could shuck them all as well, and then you have them ready for cold snacking or throwing on a salad.
Thought I'd let you know. I found them frozen and picked up a back. Today I finally got around to cooking them up. I boiled and added salt.
They are really good, but not what I was originally going for. I had hoped for crunchy. Maybe next time I'll try cooking a different way.
But they definitely are good. :)
We had some tonight for dinner. I thought if you.
I got a new bag. Have yet to cook them.
I love them, but cannot eat them they give me horrible gas!!
I sometimes take out of freezer and let them thaw til they are still nice and chilled and put them out in the summer when we have guests
also, we have them in our produce section shelled or in shell.
The best ones I've ever eaten were at a Sushi place. they were warm, perfectly seasoned. So yummy!
Quote from: Mfamom on December 04, 2014, 08:41:28 PM
I sometimes take out of freezer and let them thaw til they are still nice and chilled and put them out in the summer when we have guests
I wondered about that. If they could be eaten just thawed.
Maybe that is the reaon for the gas Mfamom.
Quote from: SilverLining on December 04, 2014, 06:45:02 PM
Thought I'd let you know. I found them frozen and picked up a back. Today I finally got around to cooking them up. I boiled and added salt.
They are really good, but not what I was originally going for. I had hoped for crunchy. Maybe next time I'll try cooking a different way.
But they definitely are good. :)
This, if you can find them (or make them) may be more along the lines of what you're looking for. These roasted chick peas are made on dedicated PF equipment. Some of this company's other products are not (including the No-Nut Bar {grrrrr})
(http://www.thegoodbean.com/images/packets/allPacksWonky3.jpg)
My grandmother used to boil a pound of these for a snack.
There are many different ways of preparing edamame: hummus, seasoned, and as part of a rice dish just to name a few. :yes:
Quote from: Macabre on February 12, 2015, 08:54:40 PM
Quote from: SilverLining on December 04, 2014, 06:45:02 PM
Thought I'd let you know. I found them frozen and picked up a back. Today I finally got around to cooking them up. I boiled and added salt.
They are really good, but not what I was originally going for. I had hoped for crunchy. Maybe next time I'll try cooking a different way.
But they definitely are good. :)
This, if you can find them (or make them) may be more along the lines of what you're looking for. These roasted chick peas are made on dedicated PF equipment. Some of this company's other products are not (including the No-Nut Bar {grrrrr})
(http://www.thegoodbean.com/images/packets/allPacksWonky3.jpg)
I wish they would do the bars on dedicated equipment. DD and I eat them on occasion.
Where do you find those products, Hezz?
I have made these. Once I even tried to "grind" them in my food processor to make a spread. I don't recommend doing that.
Mine never use to crisp up enough until I came across these suggestions - you really have to get all the water off! I do no worry about skins.
http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/10/07/crunchy-cinnamon-sugar-roasted-chick-peas/ (http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/10/07/crunchy-cinnamon-sugar-roasted-chick-peas/)
Becca I bought them at Target last night.
:thumbsup: Oh, right, McC. I know Hezz and I have some of the same grocery chains, so was thinking of that.
In IL, I used to buy them at World Market. Now I just order them if I can find a decent price for the box of 10 or 12. I can't remember how many come in a box.
I've done roasted chick peas in the slow cooker a couple of times. They were good, but it is not a walk away recipe - you have to prop the top open so that the moisture can escape and stir every hour or so.
I sent The Good Bean an email that said they should make their bars on dedicated equipment. Here's the response...
Hi
Thanks for reaching out. Glad to hear you like our Fruit & No-Nut Bars! I totally understand your wish that we made them in a dedicated nut-free facility. We wish that too! We want everyone to be able to enjoy our snacks, and we understand that until they're made in a dedicated nut-free facility, some people won't be able to safely enjoy the bars.
We actually switched our Roasted Chickpea Snacks manufacturing to a dedicated nut-free facility, so those are nut free AND made in a nut-free facility. The positive response we got was so great, so I know the community is a very loyal and supportive group, like you said :) We also make our Bean Chips with Sweet Potato + Quinoa in a dedicated nut free facility. I'd be happy to send you samples of our chickpea snacks and chips if you'd like! I can also include extras for the whole family to try. If you'd like some, just let me know where to send them!
I hope that at some point in the near future we will also be able to make our Fruit & No-Nut Bars in a dedicated nut-free facility, so everyone can enjoy those too!
--
Meagan Montana
meagan@thegoodbean.com
Marketing & P.R.
www.thegoodbean.com (http://www.thegoodbean.com)
That's funny--I was going to write them about this very thing!
If you are going for crunchy peanut like snack, you can roast chick peas.
Quote from: Macabre on February 13, 2015, 10:04:51 PM
That's funny--I was going to write them about this very thing!
You should
I was babysitting the two littlest grandkids on the weekend. For dinner I did some green beans. DGS was opening them to eat the tiny beans inside. I suspect his parents have probably taught him to open edamame.
Anyway, that reminded me that I have two boxes in my freezer. Tonight I am going to roast some without pods. The recipe I found said to partially thaw them...so that's what I'm doing right now.
Should we move this thread to recipes and cooking? And sounds yummy. Let us know how the roasted edamame turns out.