Stir-fried fiddleheads

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsFiddlehead Ferns
1Clove Garlic, minced
1Scallion, minced
2teaspoonsFresh Ginger Root, minced
tablespoonVegetable Oil
1tablespoonHot Water
1teaspoonSoy Sauce
1tablespoonOyster Sauce

Directions

Clean fiddleheads and remove the skin. Trim the ends. Mince garlic, scallion and ginger.

Heat a wok almost to smoking and swirl in the oil. Add the garlic, scallion and ginger and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Add fiddleheads (drained, if using canned); stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add hot water and cook the ferns for 1 to 2 minutes, or until still crisp yet tender. Stir in soy sauce and oyster sauce and cook for 20 seconds.

Correct seasonings, adding more oyster sauce if desired. Serve at once.

Per serving: 83 calories; 4 gm protein; 5 gm carbohydrates; 6 gm fat; ⅘ gm saturated fat; 1 mg cholesterol; 117 mg sodium.

From Steven Raichlen's 05/02/90"No Time to Fiddle Around: The Season is Short for the Elusive Ostrich Fern Sprout" article in "The Washington (DC) Post." Pg. E16. Posted by Cathy Harned.

Submitted By CATHY HARNED On 07-15-94 (1445)