Wǔ Xiāng Máo Dòu - 五香毛豆 - edame beans with 5 spices

Wǔ Xiāng Máo Dòu - 五香毛豆edame beans with 5 spices Ingredients:450 g green edame beans1 tbsp salt1 star anise1 cinnamon stick1 tsp Sichuan pepper2 laurel/salam leaves6 dried lomboks6 cm jahe/ginger750 ml of water Preparation:Clean the beans and cut off the ends. Heat the water together with the salt in a pan and bring to the boil. Then add the edame and cook over low heat for 2 minutes. Then scoop it out of the pan and set aside.Cut the jahe and slices and add it together with the cinnamon, star anise, pepper, lomboks and salam and let it cook for 5 minutes on low heat. Then let it cool down for 20 minutes.Then add the edame and let it soak/marinate for at least 4 hours. Then scoop it out of the pan. Serve.