Best Fiddlehead Pasta Recipes
SPRING FIDDLEHEAD PASTA
Here's a dish that turns a modest amount of fiddlehead ferns into a meal (or a nice first course). Ricotta, butter and some of the starchy pasta-cooking water make a creamy sauce. Lemon and pepper give all that richness a little pizzazz. If you have a chunk of sharp pecorino on hand, pass it with a grater at the table.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil, add the pasta and cook until very al dente, about 9 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water and drain the pasta.
- Combine the ricotta, lemon zest and a few grinds of black pepper in small bowl and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once the butter begins to foam, add the fiddleheads and sprinkle with pepper and 3/4 teaspoon of salt. Cook, stirring gently, until the fiddleheads are crisp-tender and caramelized, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Remove the skillet from the heat and transfer the fiddleheads to a bowl. Add the lemon juice, cooked pasta and reserved water to the skillet and return to medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer and cook until the sauce thickens slightly and the pasta is al dente. Add the ricotta mixture and lightly toss until the pasta is just coated.
- Divide the pasta among 4 bowls and top with the fiddleheads and a few grinds of black pepper.
FIDDLEHEAD FERNS AND ANGEL HAIR PASTA
Steps:
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, blanch the fiddleheads until they are crisp-tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the fiddleheads from the water and shock them in a bowl of ice water (unless you are going to use them immediately).
- Drop angel hair pasta into the same pot of boiling water used for fiddleheads. Boil for 3 to 5 minutes or until al dente.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat olive oil. Saute fiddlehead ferns, green onions, and red pepper flakes for 2 minutes. Drain pasta and add to skillet. Toss with truffle oil and salt and pepper. Divide pasta among 4 plates and garnish with grated cheese. Sprinkle with Essence and serve.
- Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
- Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William and Morrow, 1993.
FIDDLEHEAD PASTA
Celebrate the spring fiddlehead season and make this vegetable pasta with the young, edible, tightly coiled fern frond that resembles the spiral end of a violin (fiddle).
Provided by Chef mariajane
Categories Penne
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- To clean and cook fiddleheads: Clean fiddleheads in cold water and rinse several times until the water looks clear. Cut off black ends.
- Bring to a boil 1 1/4 cups water with 1/2 teaspoons salt. Add fiddleheads, making sure they are totally submerged (otherwise they will turn black).
- Cook 8-10 fiddleheads until al dente. when cooked, remove from boiling water and run under cold water so they remain al dente. Set aside.
- Cook pasta as dierected on package. Drain and run cold water over noodles to keep them al dente. Keep warm.
- Combine olive oil and garlic and mix well.
- Toss fiddleheads with pasta, oil-garlic mixture, 1/4 teaspoons salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese. If desired for a slighty sweet taste or add hot peppers for a spicy flavor.
SPRINGTIME FIDDLEHEAD, HAM AND PASTA TOSS
This is a very tasty pasta dish, of course in my opinion, anything with fiddleheads just has to be good!!
Provided by Chef mariajane
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Thoroughly clean fiddleheads and cook in a large pot of boiling water for 15 minutes, until tender. (Keeping the cover off curing cooking will help to maintain the vivid green color). Immediately rinse in cold water to stop cooking process; drain well and set aside. Start cooking pasta according to package directions.
- Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and mushrooms; sauté for two minutes. Stir in garlic, fiddleheads, chicken broth or wine, basil, mustard, if using, and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for a few minutes, checking to see that the fiddleheads are tender. Add ham and parmesan cheese; stir to heat through. Drain pasta well and toss with the sauce. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 461.8, Fat 14.9, SaturatedFat 7.1, Cholesterol 52.5, Sodium 219.3, Carbohydrate 58, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 3, Protein 24.1
FIDDLEHEAD PASTA PRIMAVERA
Ham, cheese and a couple of eggs turn these ferns into an economical supper. Substitute wild morels, if you're lucky enough to find them in your fiddlehead foraging, for domestic mushrooms.
Provided by Olha7397
Categories Canadian
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In saucepan of boiling water, cook fiddleheads for 5 to 7 minutes or until just barely tender; refresh under cold running water and drain well; set aside.
- In small bowl, beat eggs until smooth; stir in cream, salt, pepper and 2 Tbsp.
- of the Parmesan cheese; set aside.
- In large skillet, melt butter over low heat.
- Cook mushrooms, garlic, ham and basil for 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring occasionally.
- Add fiddleheads and peas; simmer for 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente.
- Drain well; add to fiddlehead mixture.
- Remove from heat.
- Pour egg mixture over top; toss.
- Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and large grinding of pepper.
- Serve immediately, passing extra cheese.
- Makes 4 servings.
- Canadian Living.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 494.1, Fat 23.1, SaturatedFat 11.8, Cholesterol 216.1, Sodium 482.1, Carbohydrate 48.2, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 3.8, Protein 23.7
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