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 | A versatile spice blend from Lantern's Andrea Reusing |  | Lucky 7 
 |  | At her Chapel Hill restaurant, Lantern, Andrea Reusing marries Asian flavors with ingredients sourced from North Carolina's farms and fisheries. In her first cookbook, Cooking in the Moment, the award-winning chef aims to share the simple recipes she makes for  family and friends in her home kitchen with cooks everywhere. Here, she  puts Asian spices into play with a colorful seven-spice powder that  seasons a new-to Carolina crop: edamame. Add a pinch to flavor the  soybeans, then follow Reusing's lead and use the leftover blend to add  subtle heat to sashimi, noodles and soups. 
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 |                                | Warm Edamame with Seven-Spice Powder |                                | 
 |                                | Recipe adapted from Cooking in the Moment by Andrea Reusing (Clarkson Potter) |                                | 
 
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 |                                      | 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon fine Korean chile powder or finely ground flakes from a semi-hot dried chile (such as ancho) 
 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds, toasted
 
 1 tablespoon white sesame seeds, toasted
 
 2½ teaspoons poppy seeds
 
 2½ teaspoons sansho powder (optional; see Note)
 
 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
 
 1½ teaspoons finely grated orange zest
 
 ¼ sheet of nori (dried seaweed), finely chopped (about 1½ teaspoons)
 
 4 cups fresh or frozen edamame pods
 
 Flaky sea salt, such as Maldon
 
 
 
 
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 | Directions: 1.   Make the seven-spice powder: In a small bowl, combine the chile powder   with the black sesame seeds, white sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sansho   powder (if using), kosher salt, orange zest and nori.
 
 
 2.   Make the edamame: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and   blanch the edamame until tender, about 4 minutes. Drain the edamame in a   colander.
 
 
 3.   Transfer the edamame to a medium bowl and toss with 1 to 2 tablespoons   of the seven-spice powder. (Transfer the remaining spice powder to an   airtight container and reserve for another use.) Season to taste with   sea salt and serve immediately.
 
 
 Note: Sansho   powder is related to Sichuan pepper and has a similarly numbing heat   but with bright lemony notes. Look for it at Asian markets.
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