Stir-Fried Fiddleheads

* Exported from MasterCook *

STIR-FRIED FIDDLEHEADS

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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Side dishes Kooknet

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 lb Fiddlehead Ferns
1 Clove Garlic, minced
1 Scallion, minced
2 ts Fresh Ginger Root, minced
1 1/2 tb Vegetable Oil
1 tb Hot Water
1 t Soy Sauce
1 tb Oyster Sauce

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; 0.8 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)



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