How to cook boiled peanuts and edamame

Boiled peanuts and edamame are a must-have side dish for drinking in the summer, especially when you have a bottle of draft beer at a food stall and a small plate of peanuts and edamame. It can be said to be very delicious. You can make boiled peanuts and edamame at home, and it is relatively simple to make. Before cooking, you must wash the peanuts thoroughly, especially the peanut skin will have some dirt, so you must clean it thoroughly, and then pinch the peanuts slightly to help it absorb the flavor.

How to cook boiled peanuts and edamame

Ingredients : 300g edamame, 500g peanuts, seasoning: salt and pepper

1. Soak the peanuts in water for ten minutes, wash them and use a toothbrush to remove the mud on each peanut.

2. Soak the edamame in water for ten minutes, then rub and clean them gently.

3. Pour water into the pot and add peppercorns, aniseed and salt.

4. Put the peanuts in the pot and cook for ten minutes.

5. Add edamame and continue cooking until it turns emerald green.

6. Drain water before going abroad.

Method 2

Ingredients: Main ingredients: peanuts, edamame, auxiliary ingredients: pepper, aniseed, 2 bay leaves, salt, water, taste

1. Wash the edamame and peanuts with clean water. 2. Wash 3-4 times. I wash 4 times. It is best to pinch the peanut mouth open. 3. Prepare pepper, aniseed and bay leaves. 4. Put the washed peanuts and edamame into the pot and add water. The amount of water should be enough to submerge all the ingredients. Add peppercorns, aniseed, bay leaves, and salt, and turn on the heat until cooked. Be careful not to cover the lid, so as to keep the green color of the edamame and the original color of the peanuts. Cover the lid and it will turn yellow. 6. Boil for 10 minutes after the pot is boiled. Turn off the heat and wait for it to cool before eating.

Nutritional value of edamame

1. The fat content in edamame is significantly higher than that in other types of vegetables, but most of them are unsaturated fatty acids, such as linoleic acid and linolenic acid, which are essential to the human body. They can improve fat metabolism and help reduce triglycerides and cholesterol in the human body.

2. The lecithin in edamame is one of the indispensable nutrients for brain development, which helps to improve the brain's memory and intelligence level;

3. Edamame is also rich in dietary fiber, which can not only improve constipation, but also help lower blood pressure and cholesterol;

4. Edamame has a high potassium content. Eating it regularly in summer can help make up for the loss of potassium caused by excessive sweating, thereby alleviating fatigue and loss of appetite caused by the loss of potassium.

5. The iron in edamame is easily absorbed and can be used as one of the foods for children to supplement iron. In addition, edamame contains trace amounts of functional flavonoids, especially soy isoflavones, which are known as natural phytoestrogens. They have estrogen effects in the human body, can improve women's menopausal discomfort, and prevent and treat osteoporosis.

6. Edamame contains compounds that can remove fat from blood vessel walls, thereby lowering blood lipids and blood cholesterol.