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    Home » Food » Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

    Spring Fiddlehead & Sausage Penne

    Published on May 16, 2018 ᛫ Updated on February 13, 2022 by Chef Markus Mueller

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    Fiddleheads are an easy and delicious way of adding local, seasonal food into your meals. They are foraged for free easily enough, or may be purchased at farmers markets from mid May to June. If you've never cooked fiddleheads before it's good to know how to properly cook and clean them first before making any fiddlehead recipes such as this one.

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    Related:  How To Clean and Cook Fiddleheads
    freshkly washed fiddleheads on a wooden cutting board, ready for cooking

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    A Simple Spring Inspired Pasta

    This simple fiddlehead pasta recipe, can be quickly cooked up for a flavorful lunch or dinner.

    Before you start you'll need:

    • 2 cooked Italian sausages - sliced
    • 1 small Spanish onion - julienned
    • 1 clove garlic
    • 1 cup fresh or frozen fiddleheads - cooked
    • 2 cups cooked penne pasta

    Cooking The Fiddleheads & Noodles First

    Cook the fiddleheads first before starting the rest of the recipe. They can actually be cooked at the same time as the pasta is boiling. Simply simmer them in a pot of water for 5 minutes and then strain them out and set the fiddleheads aside.

    Discard the cooking water as it is very bitter and not palatable.

    fresh fiddleheads cooking in a pot of water

    Saute The Remaining Ingredients

    Saute the Italian sausage, julienne onion, and chopped garlic in a pan with some butter. Keep the ingredients moving, either by shaking the pan or stirring, to prevent them from burning as the sausage browns.

    Once the onion starts to turn translucent, you can add the cooked fiddleheads to the pan. You might need to add a little more butter to prevent them from sticking to the pan.

    fiddleheads in a pan with italian sausages and onions in a cast iron pan

    Once the pasta is finished cooking, toss the noodles in the pan with the sauteed fiddleheads, sausage, and onion. Season the whole pan with salt and freshly cracked pepper.

    a quick fiddlehead pasta recipe in a cast iron pan

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    a simple fiddlehead and sausage penne pasta in a cast iron pan

    Spring Fiddlehead & Sausage Penne

    Chef Markus Mueller
    Take advantage of seasonal produce, especially when it's as short lived as fiddleheads! This light and easy to assemble fiddlehead pasta recipe perfect for a quick lunch or supper. 
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Pasta
    Cuisine Canadian
    Servings 2 servings
    Calories 3402.3 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cooked Italian sausages - sliced
    • 1 small Spanish onion - julienned
    • 1 clove garlic
    • 1 cup fresh or frozen fiddleheads - cooked
    • 2 cups cooked penne pasta

    Instructions
     

    Cooking The Fiddleheads

    • Cook the fiddleheads first before starting the rest of the recipe.
    • Simmer the fiddleheads in a pot of water for 5 minutes and then strain them out and set the fiddleheads aside.
    • Discard the cooking water as it is very bitter and not palatable.

    Saute The Remaining Ingredients

    • Saute the Italian sausage, julienne onion, and chopped garlic in a pan with some butter. Keep the ingredients moving, either by shaking the pan or stirring, to prevent them from burning as the sausage browns.
    • Once the onion starts to turn translucent, you can add the cooked fiddleheads to the pan.
    • Toss the noodles in the pan with the sauteed fiddleheads, sausage, and onion. Season the whole pan with salt and freshly cracked pepper.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 3402.3kcal

    Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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    1. Chris

      May 16, 2021 at 5:44 pm

      5 stars
      Thought it would be bland but it turned out great. Very simple and it's amazing

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