Oh fiddleheads. I had absolutely NO idea what these were when they arrived in my CSA share. because they look quite weird. and man they are a bitch to clean. but Jen, from work, who recently also joined the farmshare, shared her recommendation for how to cook them with me, and i did a little bit of googling, and made this delicious pasta dish with sauteed fiddleheads and tomatoes. yum. fiddleheads are one of my new favorite vegetables. one of many different vegetables i have happily been introduced to since joining my farmshare. beets, celeriac, parsnips, fiddleheads...the delicious list goes on.
the second time i got them, i also got english peas. which you have to shell yourself. which was actually remarkably fun. tedious, sure, but fun. i like peas. did a similar thing with the fiddleheads (blanche, saute with tomatoes, repeat) and it was...boring. i think i overcooked them, the peas were undercooked, i hate stew-like tomatoes, and i put too much oil in. blah. plus, i cant quite figure out what type of starch/grain this dish would go well with. its not right with pasta. potatoes maybe, but i think they would be too thick. couscous too thin. rice maybe but it might be too much. bah. conundrum. now that i think about it more, potatoes might be the best bet. would probably be tasty with them mashed, and might even go nicely with roasted potatoes. next time?
the most recent time, i yet again blanched and then sauteed. this time i chopped up an onion and sauteed that first, then added the fiddleheads and some chicken broth and white wine, and threw chicken that i had fried in, and let it cook up nicely for maybe 20 minutes. yum. i felt so accomplished after, like i had cooked a real meal like a real person. i also made some carrots on the side. and quite possibly burned them because i was doing my dishes as they cooked. oops. but still a real meal! with a main course and a side and everything! i feel so grown up....
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