But now, dear readers, I must confess. I've been riding a Jag lately, and it's a doozer. I've been snacking on this salty, spicy, sweet and sticky little bit of deliciousness for a week now. I cannot help myself. Like a Siren's song, this snack lures me in every afternoon, seducing me with its wiles.
Attempt this recipe at your own peril. It just might make you want nothing else...for quite some time.**
TKW's Crack Edamame
serves 3 (or 1 obsessed TKW)
1 16-oz bag frozen edamame in the shell*
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon Sriracha or crushed red pepper
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/4 cup water
Combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, honey and Sriracha in a small bowl.
Bring 1/4 cup water to a boil in a large skillet. Add the edamame; bring up to simmer. Cook, uncovered, stirring often, until edamame is thawed and almost all water has evaporated, about 3 minutes. Add the sauce mixture; bring to boil. Turn heat down slightly and cook until mixture is thick and covers edamame like a glaze, about 8-10 minutes. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
* You could use shelled edamame, but what's the fun in that? I love sucking the edamame out of the pod, licking my sticky fingers--it's good times!
** My husband wants to warn all dudes out there not to become addicted to this snack. Because hubs is WAY worried about those reports associating soy with man-boobs.
I hate to admit I've never actually tried edamame, and now that I'm back to the dreaded dieting I probably shouldn't. Not if it is that addictive.
ReplyDeleteI just had ho hum edamame last night. Yours looks SO much better.
ReplyDeleteLady, you have the best taste in snacks. These look cracktastic.
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious!Healthy snack.....Happy new year!
ReplyDeleteLove edamame, and I DO have some! I know what is on for my snack this afternoon.
ReplyDeleteSoy = man boobs I am unaware of the studies. Well, they say ignorance is bliss.
Finally, something that I could really enjoy! thanks so much. Even though I wouldn't eat everything that you post about, you always make it look delicious!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great side dish! I think I may try them this evening. Simple, yet yummy. Hilarious about the man boobs!
ReplyDeleteThat looks easy, and really really good.
ReplyDeleteWho cares about man boobs if it tasted good?
There's no way this is fattening--how could it be? All good stuff and not a lick of chocolate. Looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very addictive snack! I do a similar version that is cooked in a wok...it totally flies off the plate every time.
ReplyDeleteno fair--your crack snack is healthy! truly, it sounds quite scrumptious. i wish i could be content to snack on good-for-you stuff. :)
ReplyDeleteFor realz (with a z)--I had issues with the husband sprinkling soy sauce on my edamame because it felt...redundant. But this application seems more than worth the effort--and the makings of my next crack snack!
ReplyDeleteand I thought edamame in the shell sprinkled liberally with gray salt was phenomenal...I'm doing this tonight for my Scrabble date with hubs.
ReplyDeletebtw, I'm not as worried about soy = man boobs as I am about soy = maldeveloped male fetuses. I'm really cutting back soy in case I'm cooking a boy. Just in case. I don't need to be responsible for his deformed junk *and* his deformed sense of self and the world.
ReplyDeleteLove edamame. Any way. Any time. Good for you too. Your recipe sounds super...man boobs? Really? Never heard that one.
ReplyDeleteI keep trying to revive my pita chip jag, but it's just not the same. Maybe I need to give this one a try?
ReplyDeleteYUM!!! And soy and man-boobs...what???? Hilarious.
ReplyDeleteOoooh these look yummy. I've been on an edamame with smoked salt and chili powder kick, but these look so much better! All sticky and delish! I have to give it a shot.
ReplyDeleteMan boobs! Seriously? I hadn't heard that finding. Luckily, I'm in no danger, so...I would definitely love to go on a jag with these. YUM!
ReplyDeleteWe eat entire bags of edamame over he-yah. Don't know how the kiddos would do with the hot sauce, but a little kosher salt and I am fending the entire family off. YUM.
ReplyDeleteThere's a way to prepare edamame other than just warm it up. Fascinating. I don't think I could get pass warming them up before I devoured them.
ReplyDeleteWe are addicted to edamame too. Everyone at our local asian market know me as the lady who buys like 10 pounds of edamame a couple times a month (and we don't have any kids yet, it is just hubby and I!). Seriously good snack food, and good for you! Why did I waste years eating chips or candies for snacks? :P
ReplyDeleteDefinitely going to try this recipe.
Wow! This looks like a fantastic fiery appetizer to serve for New Years. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWill have to try this. But I have to share that reading this made me remember a funny little tidbit: So, one day I dropped my son B off at Sarah's house for an overnight. "Remember," I said, "No soy." "Right," said Sarah.
ReplyDeleteFast forward. He didn't sleep. He was miserable.
Guess what Sarah fed him? A BOWL of edamame. For dinner. Oh, the poor kid. Oh, my poor sister. And now? Now he will only drink soy milk.
Jen,
ReplyDeleteI am laughing so hard at this. Do you think one Edamame Overdose will give him Moobs?
If so, Sarah must pay! :)
I read this last night and couldn't reply due to a bloody slow computer/ server what ever- anyways, I am definitely going to make these-yum!
ReplyDeleteI tried edamame once and i didn't like....am I strange? Do I need to give them another go?
ReplyDeleteWe love edamame, I usually get them in the shells. We call it Japanese popcorn (I serve it with coarse sea salt). Thanks for the new way to serve it! You know we'll try it!
ReplyDeleteoh dear...oh dear...I may have to try this...how did you find this in the first place? xxx
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I tried this two ways...once the way you have it written, but i doubled the vinegar (whore for vinegar; can't help myself) and it was too watery. But yummy. Tried again and skipped the steaming step, boiling them in the sauce instead. Much thicker glaze. So yummy. Like, shockingly, the crushed pepper instead of the Sriracha, which is weird given my love for the rooster. Thanks for the recipe. Baby's moobs and deformed junk thank you, too.
ReplyDeleteI read this post when you first wrote it, and didn't reply since I was such a newbie blogger then and didn't know about the importance of such things. I had never had edamame before, so didn't have much to say anyway! But this weekend I had it for the first time, and it was sooo yummy. And I remembered that you had a recipe for it. The funny thing was that all I could remember was "crack snack." Thank you Google, it brought me right back here!
ReplyDeleteThe problem? Finding edamame in this town. It could be a challenge. But the recipe is now bookmarked and ready to go. It looks soooo good, especially now that I know how yummy plain edamame with a bit of salt is!
So, here's to the power of catchy titles! And to finding edamame in a place that insists that anything remotely ethnic is suspect. bleh.