Adapting Fiddlehead Soup Recipe for Instant Pot: Sautéing, Cooking Time, and Thawing Questions

[rabidbeaver]

I have some fiddleheads in my freezer to use up, I’m seriously thinking of making fiddlehead soup in my Instant Pot.
I need a couple of answers to adapt this recipe to Instant Pot.
1 - after sautéing the veggies and adding the stock - bring it to a boil but in the Instant Pot - do I have to bring it to a boil?
2 - the recipe says to cook the fiddleheads for 5 to 6 minutes -
In the Instant Pot, how long should I set the “pressure” to cook them?
3 - the recipe says to thaw the fiddleheads- for the Instant Pot, do I need to thaw them?
Thank you in advance!

 

[chewy]

What are fiddleheads?

 

[rabidbeaver]

@chewy - fiddleheads are the tops of certain ferns in the wild and they look like the scroll on a fiddle. They taste a bit like a asparagus and spinach together. They are delicious. They not only grow in the Canadian maritimes but in northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba but I read some they also grow in a few northern states.

 

[chewy]

@rabidbeaver Thanks for sharing, I will keep my eyes looking for them.

 

[rabidbeaver]

@chewy - start looking in the spring - farmers markets or specialty shop (where you might pay a arm and a leg)

 

[jabs]

@rabidbeaver I thought they were a fish

 

[msq]

Best bet is to find a recipe for the instant pot

 

[rabidbeaver]

@msq - I searched the net for one - nope - no Instant Pot recipes for this soup

 

[johnnathanturner1989]

Search fiddleheads at the top of the page, I did find this….

 

[rabidbeaver]

@johnnathanturner1989 - in the past I have steamed or sautéed them. But this time, I want to make soup with them - I have a really good recipe for the soup but I thought I would try it in my Instant Pot.

 

[maitreya66]

They are so tender I would think 0-1 min pressure cook with quick release

 

[rabidbeaver]

@maitreya66 - thank you

 

[maitreya66]

Also no need to thaw- the IP may take longer to come to pressure with frozen items but cook times stay the same

 

[rabidbeaver]

@maitreya66 - good to know thank you