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                         STIR-FRIED FIDDLEHEADS

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

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  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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