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How to prepare fiddleheads and how to cook fiddleheads

Fiddlehead Recipes  |  Growing Vegetables |  What's In Season   |  More Vegetables -  Prep & Cooking times

 

 Common Names: Fiddlehead, Ostrich Fern
Genus: Matteuccia struthiopteris
In Season: Early Spring
Buying: The heads should be compact, well coiled and green with no yellowing and only 2.5-5cm/1-2 inches of stem beyond the coil.
Storing: In the refrigerator for up to 7 days
Serving Allowance: 8 - 10 per person
 

General - Preparing Fiddleheads

 

Carefully brush out and remove the brown scales then wash well in cold water and dry on kitchen paper. Fiddleheads must be cooked before being eaten.

 

Optional Preparations/Cuts  (see Main Vegetable Preparation Page for  explanations and photos)

 

Baton Brunoise Chunk Cube Dice/chop Grate Julienne
x x x x x x x
             
Matchsticks Mashed Paysanne Pur�ed Shred Slice Sulfrino
x x x x x x x

 

 

 

Cooking times and suitable methods for cooking Fiddleheads
     

Bake/Roast

 x

 

Boil

 y

8-10  minutes

Fry/Saut�

 y Stir-fry or saut�  for 5 - 7 minutes

Microwave

 y  2 - 4 minutes

Steam

 y 15-20  minutes

Stuff

 x  

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