Cold edamame

Cold edamame

Overview

Cold edamame is almost our national dish, everyone seems to like it. In the hot summer, it’s perfect to make a big bowl and store it in the refrigerator as a snack or to drink with wine. The method is also very simple. You don’t need to sweat in the kitchen at all. You can easily cook it and mix it with your favorite seasonings according to different tastes. It is really delicious with any companion! Nutritional value of edamame: Edamame, also called vegetable soybean, is an immature and green vegetable soybean in the soybean crop, and is specially used for fresh eating of tender pods. Edamame is an annual crop with thick, stiff stems and fine hairs. Its pods are flat and have fine hairs on the pods, so they are called edamame. Edamame is sweet in taste and neutral in nature, and enters the spleen and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and widening the middle, moistening dryness and eliminating water, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and replenishing qi. It is mainly used to treat malnutrition, diarrhea, abdominal distension and weight loss, pregnancy poisoning, sores and carbuncles, traumatic bleeding, etc. Edamame has high nutritional value. It can improve the body's metabolism, promote gastrointestinal motility, increase appetite, prevent osteoporosis, beautify and lose weight, and lower blood lipids. It is very suitable for adults and children to eat. (from Baidu)

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Cut off the head and tail of edamame

    Cold edamame step 1
  2. Rinse clean after cutting.

    Cold edamame step 2
  3. Boil a pot of water. When the water boils, add a small spoonful of salt, then pour in the edamame

    Cold edamame step 3
  4. Cover and cook over medium heat for about 8 minutes.

    Cold edamame step 4
  5. While the edamame is cooking, mince the garlic, the more minced the better.

    Cold edamame step 5
  6. Pour an appropriate amount of light soy vinegar and sesame oil into the chopped garlic, taste it, and adjust it to your liking (if you like spicy food, you can add some chili).

    Cold edamame step 6
  7. After the edamame is cooked, remove it immediately

    Cold edamame step 7
  8. Put into cold boiled water.

    Cold edamame step 8
  9. After the edamame has cooled, take out the edamame, drain the water, pour in the prepared juice and mix well. The taste will be better after refrigeration.

    Cold edamame step 9