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Fiddlehead Fern Beef with Lemon-Dill Drizzle In The Slow Cooker… Put this yummy mix on uncooked beef flat iron in a slow cooker for a fresh spring meal that tastes new every time!
This easy slow cooker beef with fiddlehead ferns is a fun spring dinner. It feels cozy but special. You use beef chunks in the cooker, then pour on one tasty mix of wine, lemon butter, broth, dill, and garlic. In my Midwest home, these curly ferns come just a few weeks after snow melts. Mom said to enjoy them quick! This recipe makes old pot roast taste light and springy. Each time it’s a bit different from your ferns, wine, or happy mood.
Serve it in big bowls with lots of lemon-dill juice on top. It’s great on buttered noodles, mashed potatoes, or rice to sop up the yummy sauce. Add crunchy bread to dip and a fresh salad with radishes or cucumbers for more spring fun. Sip the same white wine you cooked with to match the tastes.
Tender beef chunks cook slow with curly spring fiddlehead ferns in a bright lemon-dill sauce. Pour one easy mix of wine, butter, garlic, and broth right over raw meat in the cooker. Add boiled ferns at the end for a fresh, cozy meal. Perfect over noodles or rice—spring flavors in every bite!
Makes: 4 bowls
What You Need
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2 pounds beef flat iron steak, cut into big 1.5-inch pieces
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1 teaspoon salt
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½ teaspoon black pepper
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2 cups fresh fiddlehead ferns, washed and ends cut off
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1 cup white wine (dry kind)
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1 cup beef broth (low-salt)
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4 tablespoons butter (no salt)
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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1 teaspoon lemon peel, grated fine
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3 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped small (extra for top if you want)
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4 garlic cloves, chopped small
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1 small yellow onion, sliced thin
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1 tablespoon olive oil (if you want richer taste)
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½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (if you like a little spicy)
Fiddlehead Fern Beef with Lemon-Dill Drizzle In The Slow Cooker
How to Make Fiddlehead Fern Beef with Lemon-Dill Drizzle
Get ferns ready
Wash fiddlehead ferns in cold water many times to clean off dirt and brown bits. Cut off any bad ends. Save for later boiling.
Salt the beef
Dry beef pieces with a paper towel. Sprinkle salt and pepper all over. Mix to cover every piece.
Set up cooker
Put onion slices flat on the bottom of your slow cooker. Add beef pieces on top.
Make the magic mix
In a small pan on low heat, melt butter. Add olive oil if you like. Stir in garlic for 30 seconds till it smells good (don’t let it turn brown). Take off heat. Whisk in wine, broth, lemon juice, lemon peel, dill, and pepper flakes. This is your one pour-on mix!
Pour it on raw beef
Slowly pour all the mix over the uncooked beef. Make sure meat gets wet and sits in onions with liquid around it.
Cook the beef
Put lid on. Cook on Low 6-7 hours or High 3-4 hours till beef is super soft when poked with a fork.
Boil ferns
20 minutes before eating, boil salty water in a pot. Add ferns. Boil 10-12 minutes till done and safe. Drain good.
Mix in ferns
Stir hot ferns into the cooker with beef and juice. Push them down. Cover and cook on High 10-15 more minutes to soak up flavor.
Taste it
Try the juice. Add more salt, pepper, or lemon if needed. For thicker sauce, take 1 cup hot juice, mix with 1 spoon cornstarch till smooth, stir back in, and cook High 10 minutes.
Eat up!
Scoop beef, ferns, onions, and juice into bowls. Top with extra dill. Serve hot and enjoy.
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