recipes 122 and 123: edamame

Happy Superbowl Sunday! This is simmering on the stove right now...........

And its recipe can be found here:
 http://cookingmywaytothe365.blogspot.com/2012/03/recipes-10-11-and-12-creamy-chicken.html

But this post is about edamame, not chili silly!

These recipes are relatively light and definitely delicious. The chili is not light at all but definitely delicious. Oh my goodness, I am envisioning another Venn in my head. To the left we have light edamame recipes. To the right we have Superbowl chili. In the center is "definitely delicious." Are you sick of the Venning? I am a little. So I will take a break from the diagrams themselves but not from the theme!

The first recipe, for healthy-ish chicken edamame fried rice comes adapted from here: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/04/asian-edamame-fried-rice.html. And the second recipe for healthy-ish salmon with jasmine brown rice and wasabi edamame comes from here: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/10/cirspy-salmon-jasmine-tea-rice-wasabi-edamame-recipe.html?ref=box_latest

CHICKEN EDAMAME FRIED RICE
Ingredients:
-3 c cooked brown rice
-2 eggs, scrambled with a little milk, salt, and pepper
-2 t olive oil and 1 t sesame oil
-1/2 onion, chopped
-1 lb chicken, cut into bite sized pieces and cooked
-2 cloves garlic, minced
-5 scallions, chopped
-1/2 c shredded carrots
-1 c cooked, shelled edamame (found in the frozen vegetable section)
-2 T tamari (or low sodium soy sauce will do)

Instructions:
1) add the oils to the pan (or wok, if you have one, I don't)
2) saute the garlic, onions, scallions, and carrots for a couple of minutes
3) add the brown rice and stir to heat through
4) add the scrambled egg, soy sauce, edamame, and chicken (mixing well on medium low heat for about 4-5 minutes)

SALMON WITH JASMINE BROWN RICE AND WASABI EDAMAME 
Ingredients:
-salt
-1 c shelled frozen edamame, cooked
-1 jasmine tea bag
-brown rice (desired amount)
-2 boneless skinless salmon filets, 5 oz each
-1 t olive oil
-3/4 T rice vinegar
-1/2 T water
-a sprinkle or so of sugar
-1 t mayonnaise
-wasabi paste to taste
-wasabi peas to garnish

Instructions:
1) cook the brown rice according to package instructions with the jasmine tea bag in the water
2) while the rice is cooking, cook the fish
3) season the salmon with salt on both sides and heat the oil over medium high heat in a skillet until it shimmers
4) place the fish, presentation side down, in the oil and cook for 6 minutes
5) carefully flip the fish and cook for about 1 more minute on the other side and remove from the heat
6) whisk together all remaining ingredients (except the wasabi peas) in a bowl with a pinch of salt, add the edamame and stir to combine
7) put the fish briefly back on the heat and pour the sauce on top, letting the edamame char a little bit in the pan before removing from the heat about 2 minutes later
8) divide the rice between two plates, add the salmon and sauce, and sprinkle with wasabi peas to taste

Delicious! I served it with cooked snow peas, stirred with a little sesame oil and sesame seeds.

GO RAVENS! GO SAN FRAN! I don't really care who wins. I'm in it for the commercials this year.