Out on Vashon Island, WA, many people think stinging nettles are obnoxious weeds, but they are quite healthy to eat! Eating from the wild: Potato & Stinging Nettle Soup…so good. Try it, you’ll like it! (To see the videos that go along with this, visit Gene’s “Live Innovations Farm and Education Center” Facebook page, or look at the videos at the bottom of this post, after the recipe. There are 3 videos).
Posted by Gene Kuhns on Saturday, April 7, 2018
NOTE: As with ANY wild plant harvesting, make certain you have identified the correct plant. Also, stinging nettle and thistles are NOT the same plant! Nettles tend to grow up, with slightly shiny, tender leaves. Thistles grow in a whirl on the ground before sending up a flower stalk. Their leaves are spiny, with a large rib down the center. (Or, as Gene says: “*Disclaimer: Only eat what you know to be edible. L.I.F.E. (Live Innovations Farm & Education Center) is not responsible for other’s lack of common sense.”
Potato and Stinging Nettle Soup recipe:
1 cup Stinging nettle leaves (harvest the small, tender leaves at the top of the plant; make certain you wear gloves and long sleeved shirts!)
2 T butter
1 onion, chopped
3 large potatoes (or 6 medium), we like red potatoes
1 Qt Chicken or Vegetable broth
1 cup stinging nettle leaves
1 t Garlic Powder
Salt & pepper to taste
Saute onion in butter in large sauce pan
Add chicken stock, garlic powder, & potatoes & simmer until potatoes are cooked (11 – 15 min)
Add stinging nettle & simmer 10 min
Blend with an immersion blender or regular blender until desired consistency.
Salt & pepper to taste
Top with Parmesan cheese & minced mint leaves, if desired.
ENJOY!
Here are the rest of the videos showing how to make stinging nettle soup:
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Posted by Gene Kuhns on Saturday, April 7, 2018
*Final step:
Posted by Gene Kuhns on Saturday, April 7, 2018
