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The Instacart guide to fiddlehead ferns
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FAQs about fiddlehead ferns
Fiddlehead ferns are good sources of iron as well as vitamins A, B2, B3, and C. Here are the basic nutritional facts for 100 grams of raw fiddlehead ferns:
- Calories: 34
- Total fat: 0.4 grams (1% DV)
- Sodium: 1 milligram (0% DV)
- Total carbohydrates: 5.5 grams (2% DV)
- Protein: 4.6 grams (9% DV)
- Calcium: 32 milligrams (2% DV)
- Iron: 1.31 milligrams (7% DV)
- Potassium: 370 milligrams (8% DV)
- Vitamin A: 72% DV
- Vitamin C: 30% DV
A word to the wise: do not try to harvest your own wild fiddlehead ferns if you do not know what you're looking for. If you accidentally harvest the shoots of another fern, you may find yourself with a toxic dinner. Stick to professionally collected or grown fiddlehead ferns, or use a guide to collect fresh ones yourself.
If you purchase frozen or pickled fiddlehead ferns, try to keep them frozen or in their jar to preserve them. If you're able to find fresh fiddlehead ferns, you should rinse them and dry them completely. Store them in plastic wrap and place them in the coldest parts of your refrigerator. Keep in mind that as soon as fiddleheads are harvested, they will begin to brown and dry out. If you have fresh fiddleheads, use them as soon as possible or freeze them to maintain their flavor.
For the best results in freezing your fiddleheads, blanch them first. Avoid clumping by flash-freezing your fiddleheads before you place them into a freezer bag. When you're ready to use them again, boil or steam them while they're still frozen. Pickling fiddlehead ferns is another easy and popular way of preserving them, although the process somewhat alters their taste.
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