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.
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.