Comments on: Fiddlehead Carbonara https://www.closetcooking.com/fiddlehead-carbonara/ Cooking adventures in a small, closet sized, kitchen. - I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen. Mon, 06 May 2024 13:17:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: 50+ Fiddlehead Recipes (Wild Foraged Spring Ferns) https://www.closetcooking.com/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-149148 Mon, 06 May 2024 13:17:36 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/2010/05/11/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-149148 […] Fiddlehead Carbonara  […]

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]]> By: oak dining room tables https://www.closetcooking.com/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-38207 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 03:29:09 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/2010/05/11/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-38207 This is a very nice idea you have here. I am going to try this one. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Claudia https://www.closetcooking.com/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34432 Sat, 15 May 2010 20:15:33 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/2010/05/11/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34432 I've got a hike lined up to pick some fiddleheads, and this will be an excellent way to use them. Speaking confidently, of course, that I WILL FIND them.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.closetcooking.com/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34371 Thu, 13 May 2010 02:38:24 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/2010/05/11/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34371 Living out in the country, we have lots of ferns. Alas, by the time your recipe was posted, they were no longer fiddleheads but full blown ferns!!
In my case, I think I would just par boil, then saute gently in a butter/evoo mix with garlic. But proceed as you did further. Humm, maybe a handful of mixed Italian cheese? (to take the place of your other 'creamy' egg/cream ingrentients.)

]]> By: Emily https://www.closetcooking.com/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34364 Thu, 13 May 2010 00:36:06 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/2010/05/11/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34364 This looks like a tasty recipe, but as a scientist who studies ferns, I want to caution you and your readers that as tasty as these look, you should NEVER harvest your own fiddleheads unless they have been identified by an expert (think wild mushrooms, same rules apply). Although a variety of species are eaten in parts of Asia, there is only one species that is thought to be truly safe to consume, the Ostrich Fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris. This is the species that is sold commercially in stores (and what you used in this and your other fiddlehead recipes), and it is relatively easy to identify this fern in the field, but all ferns are not the same! 'Fiddlehead' is a generic term that refers to the unfurling process that all ferns undergo when new leaves emerge in spring – there is no such species as "the fiddlehead fern". Only this one species, the Ostrich fern, is safe for human consumption, and even then it should be boiled or steamed for 15-20 minutes before being sauteed or otherwise included in cooking (something you don't mention doing in this recipe…). This is because ferns contain a huge array of secondary metabolites to fend off herbivores; some are carcinogenic, some cause uncontrolled molting in insects – nasty stuff. When you get the right ones, they are delicious, but please make sure you obtain your fiddleheads from a reputable source and boil them well before eating! If you'd like to know more, I blog about ferns and did a post about edible fiddleheads here:

http://noseeds.blogspot.com/2008/04/edible-ostrich-ferns.html

Happy cooking 🙂

]]> By: Chef E https://www.closetcooking.com/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34361 Wed, 12 May 2010 21:52:45 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/2010/05/11/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34361 We love fiddleheads in our house, and I am surprised they are still on the market, but I guess Oregon is still cool enough?

Love this dish!

I look forward to following you, seems you have some good things over here!

]]> By: pigpigscorner https://www.closetcooking.com/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34360 Wed, 12 May 2010 18:55:17 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/2010/05/11/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34360 I really want to try those fiddleheads.

]]> By: Jan (Family Bites) https://www.closetcooking.com/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34359 Wed, 12 May 2010 18:01:22 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/2010/05/11/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34359 Such an interesting use of fiddleheads. I love the idea!

]]> By: Edana https://www.closetcooking.com/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34356 Wed, 12 May 2010 17:34:34 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/2010/05/11/fiddlehead-carbonara/#comment-34356 Cool! I have leftover homemade whole wheat pasta and have been dying to find a way to try fiddleheads…this might just be on tonight's menu! Thanks for sharing!

http://edanacooks.blogspot.com

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