Recipe - Edamame (Cooked Fresh Soybeans)

One half pound Young green soybeans; (about
4 cups pods) fresh or
frozen
2 tablespoon Salt

Separate the pods from the stalks. Place bean pods in a large bowl.
Sprinkle generously with salt, rub vigorously, and let stand 15 minutes.

Bring a large pot of wellsalted water to a boil, add the beans and boil
over high heat for 5 to 6 minutes. (For a firmer bean, decrease the cooking
time.) Don't cover the pot or the beans will lose their bright green color.

When ready, drain beans and serve hot or at room temperature. To eat as
finger food, serve the beans in baskets or bowls. Squeeze the pods with
your fingers to press the beans into your mouth and discard the pods.

Yield: 4 servings TAMALES WORLD TOUR SHOW #WT1A05

Recipe by: Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #807 by Holly Butman
butma001@acpub.duke.edu on Sep 25, 1997