Fiddle me this

Although I love to cook and often the more ingredients the better, these very quick and almost too easy recipes were truly delicious. Usually I am not an aficionado of butter. However all the googling led me to feel that butter was probably the way to go here. And since my latest LDL reading was 90 – I figured I’d go for it. 

Fiddlehead Ferns and Polenta Pan-Sauteed in Butter

~ 1/4 lb fiddlehead ferns

1-2 T butter

Soak ferns in cold water, rub between your fingers to remove any brown “paper”.

Steam ferns for ~ 12 minutes – NOTE: Ferns MUST be cooked either by steaming or boiling prior to continuing with recipe to be safely edible.

1 package prepared polenta, sliced into 1/4 inch slices

1-2 T butter

Melt butter for both ferns and polenta in non-stick saute pan. 

Add polenta and ferns and saute till polenta starts to brown on one side, flip polenta slices and saute on other side until lightly browned.  

Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Serves 2-4