Boiled Hogweed Shoots
Boiled Hogweed Shoots is a traditional British recipe for a classic wild food accompaniment of boiled common hogweed shoots served with butter. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Boiled Hogweed Shoots.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
10 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
Serves:
2
Rating: 
Tags : Wild FoodBritish Recipes
Common hogweed,
Heraculeum sphondylium makes an excellent asparagus substitute and the plant should be gathered early before the leaves have unfurled. Just be very careful of your identification as the giant hogweed (
H mantegazzianum
Ingredients:
12
common hogweed shoots
60g butter
salt and black pepper, to taste
1/2 lemon
Method:
Wash the shoots in cold water and cook in a heavy pan without drying the stems. Add a good knob of butter, ground black pepper and salt and cook for about 8 minutes until tender.
Serve with lemon and a bit more butter