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DON'T peel them before boiling; way too tedious and time consuming! Just rinse, boil pod in salted water ~8-10 min (fresh usually takes less time), pop open and eat! Delish!

For all you Urban Farmers out there, Seed Savers Exchange has a couple good varieties: http://www.seedsavers.org/products.asp?dept=57

We got ours from a friendly Asian community gardener, don't know the variety, but they're very good.

I like to blanch them in the pods.

Then wok sear them and sprinkle with smoked sea salt.

Are you in my CSA? I was so jealous of the full share members who got bunches of edamame yesterday. *Sulk*

Blanch them quickly first (skip this if they're really fresh) then just toss them around a wok with some sesame oil, chilli flakes, salt and pepper.

Pop those babies in your mouth while you neck a few beers, ideal!

There is a great French/Asian fusion recipe for edamame and french green beans in Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. We made this last week with our CSA veggies and it was gone very quickly.

We don't have fresh, but get them frozen at TJs and boil slightly, add a touch of soy sauce. The kids love them in their lunches.

Elizabeth Andoh's Washoku has an amazing fresh edamame soup. You boil and shell them, then puree them with dashi and a couple other ingredients. So simple and tastes like the essence of fresh edamame. Yum!

Another great way to eat them (you can also do this with frozen beans) is to boil, shell and puree them with soy sauce, mirin and a little sugar, then use as a sauce for fried Japanese eggplant or just as a dip for raw veggies.

I like to add them to vegetable soup.

Make edamame guacamole! Pure 1 lb of the cooked beans with olive oil, lime juice, garlic, salt & pepper. Great on chips or as a sandwich spread.
I love to add the beans to a nice asian noodle salad as well...

I grow edamame for their nitrogen fixating properties in my garden. My tomatoes have done much better when grown with soybeans, and the home grown edamame is delicious as well.

Use them in place of garbanzo beans in fresh hummus. Yummy!