Lemon-Rice Fiddlehead Soup

It must pick out been a mutual depression temperature boundary out East this year, because the fresh ostrich fern fiddleheads from the Maritimes are withal showing upwards at my local market. It's summertime straight off inwards Ontario, but I withal savor this unique flavor of boundary that roughly depict every bit a slightly nutty cross betwixt asparagus as well as artichokes, as well as others every bit something similar okra or broccoli. However you lot depict fiddleheads though, they are solely distinctive inwards both gustation as well as texture as well as deserve to last cooked only without whatever other potent flavors to detract from the fiddlehead experience. This lovely lemon rice fiddlehead soup is slow to brand as well as lets the fiddleheads polish through the mild flavors of lemon as well as rice.

To gear upwards fiddleheads, rinse them nether running H2O as well as rub off the papery outer layer if it is withal attached. Cut off the chocolate-brown ends correct earlier cooking, close a one-half inch from the head. If you lot are non going to produce them for a acre after cutting off the stems, soak them inwards mutual depression temperature water.

Lemon-Rice Fiddlehead Soup

Recipe past times Lisa Turner Published on June 14, 2007 Simple, lite as well as refreshing boundary soup amongst fresh fiddleheads as well as white rice Print this recipe Ingredients: 1 lb (450 g) fresh fiddleheads 6 cups vegetable stock or H2O seasoned amongst celery seed 1 large onion, chopped 1/2 loving cup uncooked white rice 1/2 loving cup fresh lemon juice 1 1/2 teaspoons bounding main salt, or to taste fresh cracked dark pepper Instructions: Generation Engelmundus Rinse the fiddleheads nether running H2O as well as rub off the papery outer layer if it is withal attached. Cut off the chocolate-brown ends close a one-half inch from the head. Generation Engelmundus Cover the fiddleheads inwards H2O inwards a saucepan as well as convey to a boil. Cook for v minutes, therefore drain as well as laid aside. (Don't worry that fiddleheads are supposed to produce for at to the lowest degree 10 minutes — they volition produce to a greater extent than later.) Generation Engelmundus Bring the vegetable stock or seasoned H2O to a boil inwards a large saucepan. Add the onions as well as rice, cover, as well as trim down the estrus to low. Simmer for twenty minutes. Generation Engelmundus Stir inwards the lemon juice as well as fiddleheads as well as heighten the estrus slightly, beingness careful non to allow the mixture boil again. Simmer thoroughly for at to the lowest degree 10 minutes, therefore add together tabular array salt as well as dark pepper to taste. Generation Engelmundus Serve hot or warm. Makes 6 servings

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