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Whitefish Baked with Fiddlehead Ferns

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Submitted by beaucoder

Tender whitefish fillets baked in white wine and Dijon mustard, topped with earthy fiddlehead ferns and finished with a swirl of butter. Spring on a plate in just 25 minutes.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

5 min

COOK

20 min

READY

25 min

When fiddlehead season rolls around, this is the recipe you want in your back pocket.

Flaky whitefish fillets nestle into a bath of white wine spiked with Dijon mustard, then get blanketed with curly fiddlehead ferns and diced onion before heading into the oven.

Twenty minutes later, you’ve got a dish that tastes like a woodland stream met a French bistro and they decided to be best friends.

The pan juices get a quick swirl of butter to create a silky, tangy sauce that ties everything together. If you can’t find fiddleheads, asparagus makes a solid stand-in.

Kitchen Tips

  • Clean fiddleheads thoroughly: trim the brown papery bits and rinse in several changes of cold water before using.
  • Don’t skip the Dijon in the wine bath. It adds a gentle heat that balances the earthy ferns beautifully.
  • Swirl the butter off heat so it emulsifies into a glossy sauce instead of breaking.

Ingredients

½ 118
CUP ML WHITE WINE *
2 30
TABLESPOONS ML DIJON MUSTARD
4 4
EACH EACH WHITEFISH
fillets, about 7 oz each *
1
X SALT AND WHITE PEPPER
to taste *
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML THYME *
¾ 340.2
POUND G FIDDLEHEAD
ferns, or asparagus *
1 1
MEDIUM MEDIUM ONION
finely diced
2 30
TABLESPOONS ML UNSALTED BUTTER

Directions

Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃).

Combine wine and mustard in a 3-inch deep baking dish just large enough to hold the whitefish fillets in 1 layer.

Place the whitefish in the wine and sprinkle with salt, pepper and thyme.

Place the onions and fiddleheads on top, cover the dish and place in the oven for 20 minutes.

Remove baking dish from the oven.

Arrange a bed of onions and fiddleheads on a platter and place the fish on top.

Swirl butter into the cooking liquid and pour over the fish.

Serve immediately.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 42g (1.5 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 66 82% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 4g 18%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 90mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 1g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Sugars g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 4% Vitamin C 4%
Calcium 1% Iron 1%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Low Sodium
 

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