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Roasted Hosta Shoots

Roasted Hosta Shoots is a modern British recipe for a classic accompaniment of springtime hosta shoots roasted in the oven. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Roasted Hosta Shoots.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

5 minutes

Total Time:

25 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating:

Tags : British Recipes

Hostas are members of the Asparagaceae (asparagus) family, native to East Asia. In Japan the were originally gathered as wild foods from the mountains, but now they're cultivated for their shoots, flower buda and flowers. The shoots, emerging in early spring are the most prized part. If you have an established hosta plant, you can actually harvest all the first flush of shoots and the plant will put out a second, more vigorous, growth of leaves.

One of the easiest ways of cooking them is by frying in butter. There's a fair amount of sugar in the outer leaves so they will caramelize nicely. And they're delicious as a vegetable. The image accompanying this recipe shows hosta shoots in the ground and roasted hosta shoots.

Ingredients:

16 hosta leaf shoots (about 4 per person)
olive oil for drizzling
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

Pre-heat your oven to 190C. Drizzle a little oil in a roasting tin.

Wash the hosta shoots, pat dry and arrange in the roasting tin. Drizzle over the olive oil and season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Place in the centre of your oven and roast for 12-15 minutes until soft and caramelized on the outside.

Serve as an accompaniment.

For a variant, and to prepare as a starter, wrap the hosta shoots in Parma ham before roasting.