Bento Business - Edamame beans with chilli

Edamame beans with chilli, sesame oil and sea salt

Ingredients

Edamame beans

1 red chilli, finely chopped

2 tsp sesame seed oil

Sea salt

Method

Boil the edamame beans in water – around seven minutes from frozen, and three or four for fresh. Drain thoroughly.

In a frying pan or wok, heat the chilli in the sesame oil for a few seconds on a high heat, then add your edamame beans and toss around for about one minute. Remove from the heat and allow to cool, then sprinkle on your sea salt to taste.

NOTES:

This recipe was taken from the Wagamama Cookbook - great for fusion cooking and fast, healthy recipes.

Deseed the chillies for a milder taste. I haven't specified the quantity of edamame beans as it all depends on how much you have and how many you're catering for. Obviously if you're cooking for one, you wouldn't use a whole chilli unless you have a real taste for the hot stuff!

Edamame beans are great for the bento as they're very healthy. You can serve them simply boiled, or as here add a bit of spice to help them along. The colour of this red chilli compliments the bean pods, and creates a great contrast.