What Is Fiddlehead and How Can I Use It?
Here's everything worth knowing about fiddlehead and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 6 recipes to cook tonight.
- In Chinese:
- 蕨菜
- British (UK) term:
- Fiddlehead
- en français:
- crosses de fougère
- en español:
- fiddlehead
Recipes using fiddlehead
There are 6 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Cream of Fiddlehead Soup
Springtime cream of fiddlehead soup with shallots, leeks, and carrots in chicken stock, enriched with an egg yolk and cream liaison. Garnished with whole boiled fiddleheads.
Fiddlehead Salad
Fiddlehead salad marinates frozen fiddleheads in white wine vinegar, Worcestershire, and hot sauce, then finishes with olive oil and green onions. A tangy spring side dish.
Fiddlehead Puff
Fiddlehead puff is a savory egg and cheese casserole baked with fresh fiddlehead ferns and biscuit mix. A simple springtime brunch dish that showcases this seasonal wild green.
Whitefish Baked with Fiddlehead Ferns
Tender whitefish fillets baked in white wine and Dijon mustard, topped with earthy fiddlehead ferns and finished with a swirl of butter. Spring on a plate in just 25 minutes.
Assorted Vegetables (Namool)
Traditional Korean namool with seasoned spinach, daikon, soybean sprouts, and fiddlehead ferns in sesame and garlic. A colorful banchan platter of individually dressed vegetables.
Fiddlehead Fern Soup
Creamy fiddlehead fern soup with chicken stock, milk, and lemon zest. A seasonal spring soup that showcases foraged fiddleheads in a simple, brothy bowl ready in 35 minutes.
