Fiery and spicy edamame beans sautéed with chili paste, garlic, and miso. It’s intensely delicious. You won’t be able to stop eating these!
Have you tried edamame before? Edamame beans are green soybeans, with a sweet, mild and slightly “bean-y” flavor. In Japan, edamame beans are often boiled in salted water in their pods and served as an appetizer. Between sips of beer, you pop the beans out to eat before the main course is served.
Today I’ll show you how you can turn regular edamame into a spicy version, Spicy Edamame.
A Whole New Way to Enjoy Edamame
The regular edamame doesn’t have much flavor, but when sautéed with a simple triad of chili paste, garlic, and miso, edamame beans get a transformative kick. It’s fiery and punchy, with the perfect mix of peppery spice and aromatic garlic flavor. The savory umami flavor comes from the versatile seasoning, miso. As you pop the beans into the mouth, every bite is exciting and enjoyable, leaving you wanting more.
If you are not a big fan of heat or spicy food, no problem! My children eat the non-spicy version, but it still has plenty of flavor from the garlic miso seasoning. They love popping the pods out of edamame beans. You can alway add more or less chili paste to suit your taste.
Perfect snack for party
This stir-fried edamame with spicy miso garlic is super simple to make and highly addictive. Trust me, it’s hard to stop eating them! If you plan to serve them as an appetizer or snack for home parties, make sure you make a big batch because your guests will immediately fall for this new version of edamame.
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- ½ lb edamame (½ lb = 227g) (in shells, I use frozen edamame)
- 1 Tbsp neutral flavor oil (vegetable, canola, etc)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tsp chili paste (Sambal Oelek) (add more chili paste if you prepare spicier taste)
- 1 Tbsp miso (I use awase miso)
- Parpare edamame according to package instructions. Transfer cooked edamame to a big bowl.
- Heat vegetable oil in a small frying pan over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add garlic and chili paste and cook until combined and fragrant. Add miso and mix all together for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and pour the spicy miso mixture over the edamame and toss to coat. Serve immediately.
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Another fresh and healthy recipe Nami! My kids love edamame, but I never cooked them spicy. Looks very appetizing.
I love edamame, these look mouth watering!
Luv, luv edamame. A great snacker or side…thanks for sharing, Nami!
We always order out sushi on the weekends and get double batches of Edamame. I prepare it at home as well, it’s so easy but have never tried a spicy version. I just made a large back of Saikyo Miso for some Black Cod that I made and still have some White Miso leftover. I will definitely try this recipe using that. I’m certain my family will love it.
Edamame is one of the few things on the sushi menu that I don’t care for. I’ve never been able to see the attraction. 🙂
I know and like edamame, although I usually buy it already shelled. But I love spicy, so I’ll have to get some that’s still in the pods and try this. This looks wonderful! Thanks so much.
I love all your recipes! They are so simple to follow and so yummy when they turn out! Keep it up! I love this blog so much!!
Hi Bree! Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m so happy to hear you enjoy my blog. Thank you for following! xo 🙂
Oh this is our absolute favorite appetizer when we go out to a restaurant. Good to know I can now make this at home with your recipe. Thanks for sharing, Nami. And thanks for the kindest comments when you visited the blog. Happy weekend!
The taste of edamame is quite unlike peas. They are milder and complements anything they are paired with. I love them in ‘zhajiang’ sauce (black bean meat sauce). I love what you have done here. They remind me of a French bean stir fry that I do with belachan and chilli 🙂 I’m sure these are finger-licking good.
Yum! Tasty seasoning for edamame.
I think that a spicy appetizers is ideal for drinks, I can imagine me with my friends having a fun night and eating these beans…perfect…!!!
I am embarrassed to tell you that the first time I ate edamame… I tried to eat all of it… skin and all. I was like.. this is really chewy. LOL!
Now I’m a little wiser… this looks nice and spicy. Just how I like it. 🙂
WOW Nami!
This is such a great recipe… I love edamame but a spicy recipe would be awesome.
I know I would not be able to stop popping these in my mouth! Great football watching snack 🙂
In my family, I am the only one who nibbles on these when we go to our fav Japanese joints. And I like the idea of them spicy!
Thanks for this easy recipe, will try it out. Have always wanted to make my own.
Whenever I dine at Japanese restaurant I usually will order one of this as I love to eat this beans. Sometimes I do find this frozen edamame at the supermarket and will buy this occasionally to eat as snack. It is great to add some taste and flavour into this edamame.
We love edamame and eat it all the time – hehe my son can probably eat a half a bag by himself in one sitting 🙂 I’ve never tried a spicy version or thought of stir frying them. This sounds so delicious and flavorful! Pinning to try it soon, thanks for sharing Nami and have a great weekend!
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yum! those sound so good Nami, and so healthy!
Yup, edamame is pretty common at most Japanese restaurants in the U.S., they always serve them first with a bit of sea salt on it. The spicy version looks better 😉 I love a bit of heat from the chili paste!
Oh I would love these spicy treats with a glass of wine. right now. 🙂
Great recipe, Nami! I never thought of (or have seen in restaurants) edamame dressed in any way other than some salt. Very simple and so flavorful.
Now that’s one delicious way to get people eating edamame!! I love the garlic/miso combo… I can *almost* taste it!
Healthy and delicious!
Cheers,
Rosa
Edamame is simply obligatory at every visit in izakaya (whenever I go to Japan of course because here we don’t have izakayas alas). I love them so much! I wish I could buy fresh edamame here, but already frozen ones are ok and I often cannot resist them when I go to my grocery shop. I have only had them with salt, but this spicy seasoning looks amazing!
I love plain edamame – but I really, really like the sound of this! 🙂
I love spicy edamame. I usually just use sesame oil and the Japanese chili powder. I love that you use this miso paste for even more flavors. Can’t wait to try this. 🙂 Definitely adore this healthy snack.
These beans have recently been becoming more and more popular. They’re often served as a pre-dinner snack and I see people buying them at sushi places and then walking around snacking on them. I have never tried a spicy version! It looks like these would be very tasty xx
I love edamame… it looks mouthwatering.. !!
I’ve only made the edamame steamed and salted…but your spicy version sounds amazing. Note to self: Buy that darn miso that’s been on my shopping list for months!!
I love spiced edamame, especially when it peeled before…
i guess finger licking good food is just perfect to start up a meals…..
do you know that is my favourite.. i could finish 500g. am i greedy…
Any time I’ve ordered edamame in a restaurant, I’ve always felt that they would benefit from a bit of spice. These look just the job, Nami. Delicious!
I’ll take the spicy version, Nami — these sound terrific! Do you think sriracha sauce would be ok to substitute for the chili paste? Also, I never thought I’d grow up to eat “green soybeans” — I used to have to weed acres and acres of them when I was a kid. 🙂 Funny how your tastes change… for the better!
I enjoy eating edamame very much and your spicy once are calling my name. Fantastic recipe and so simple, I love it, Nami! By the way amazing pics too!
Edamame is dangerously addictive.
This is a nice flavour to add zing to this popular appetizer
hm.. I am not sure if I have had edamame before, they all lookalike so much, I am confused. I think that would be a recipe my husband would enjoy. =)
An absolutely healthy way to snack on vegetables. If there’s spice in vegetables, I am game. You make food look so appetizing Nami.
I just finished eating some steamed edamame..I love this stuff!!! Adding spice is such a great idea..Loved this recipe
I love edamame but have only had it steamed and salted. Never thought of it being made into something spicy – this is a first!
Hubby and I love love edamame! We will buy frozen bags and devour them for our midnight snack:-). AND of course we enjoy them every time we go somewhere:-) Yum, Hugs, Terra
I am sure I will love this spicy version because I love chili ^_^
I’ve never had edamame in the pods like this just shelled but these look beautiful. Spicy and garlicky sounds so good, thanks for sharing this Nami.
I love edamame! Thanks for sharing this recipe. Can’t wait to try it. 🙂
You share the most interesting recipes and your pictures draw us in. I would love to have these before any meal.
Both Bobby and I are huge edamame fans and he especially, loves eating them as a snack from the pods. He’ll love these! (and so will I 🙂 )
We are crazy about edamame at home especially my little one. I need to make this. Usually when we go to ROYS restaurant they serve us this with drinks. They have a spicy and salty mix on top. This looks amazing. So going to make this for my daughter.
OMG.. These sounds phenomenal!! what a great and different way to prepare edamame
Loving the spicy kick!!
You know I love spicy foods, and I also love edamame — so this is a wonderful treat for me. Thanks for sharing Nami!
I love eating edamame! It`s one of my favorite things about going to Japanese restaurants. Hehe. I`m really bad at eating spicy foods, but my mom loves spicy dishes and edamame, so she would love this!
I’ve had spicy edamame at restaurants, but never tried to make it at home. Thanks for sharing this recipe, Nami!
Dear Nami,
thank you for your beautiful and wonderful page on cooking.
I love it so much. 🙂
Thank you so much Sarah! I’m so happy to hear you like my site. 🙂
My taste buds are tingling, Nami!
Hi Nami,
Since the skin cannot be eaten, should I take out the cooked beans and coat them with the fried seasoning (instead of the whole beans with skin on)? Thanks.
I like edamame, I made also of edamame beans with spaghetti, chili, bacon and cherry tomatoes
That sounds delicious Corinne!
I clicked on the link you were provided, but I could not find the recipe for the spicy edamame. Would you please email it to me, I love the spicy edamame, but do not know how to prepare. Thank you so much.
Hi David! Hm! That’s strange. I checked their website and this recipe is missing from the website that I linked. Let me contact Hikari Miso… Thank you so much for bring this to my attention. 🙂
Hi David! Sorry for the wait. Their product discontinued so the page is gone, however, I put up the recipe on my site. Please take a look. Thank you! 🙂
Hi Nami, I absolutely LOVE your blog!
However, I cannot find this recipe on the Hikari Miso website now. I wonder why..?
Thanks to the commenter above you, I already contacted Hikari Miso to check on the recipe… but I haven’t had any response yet. If I get response, I’ll leave a comment so you’ll know. 🙂
Hi Mayang! Sorry for the wait. Their product discontinued so the page is gone, however, I put up the recipe on my site. Please take a look. Thank you! 🙂
Sambal Ulek? hehe never thought you’d use indonesian ingredient here, Nami-san ^^ it’s basically just a grinded chili tho, literally ^^
Hi Firda! Haha yes, we love sambal oelek! Unfortunately, in Japanese cooking, the “spicy” ingredient is probably “shichimi togarashi” and not quite spicy enough to season the entire food. We don’t have those spicy paste – well most Japanese foods are not spicy. So I appreciate of this condiment. 😉
hi, i tried using gonchujang paste instead of sambal oelek but nothing worked, the chili paste and the miso didi`t mix with the oil and was just a big chunk of combined paste. i tried to continue to mix but it just burned after awhile.
Is it cause of the gochujang i used or something else?
Hi Andreas! Gochujang is very pasty, like miso paste… so two pasty things together, I can imagine how chunky it was. Sambal oelek is more liquid and thin sauce. You can probably thin out the gochujang and miso pate with water, but overall taste seems too salty paste as gochujang and sambal oelek are quite different.
There are different kinds of Awase Miso, what kind do you use for the spicy edamame?
Hi Vivian! I don’t want to make it too complicated for this recipe. Any type of miso will work for this recipe, so I recommend using what you have (if you have any in your fridge) or use your favorite type of miso so you can use the rest of miso for making miso soup or other dishes. 🙂
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