stinging nettles and eggs - how to harvest and cook nettles

[matthewandrobert]

Hahaha "Samuel - a friend who cooks eggs"

Thank you.

[tobitadagon]

@matthewandrobert I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them, Sam-I-Am

[stevegrogan1]

Can Jocelyn wear a bikini top in the next video? I'm gonna try this instead of spinach next time I make eggs. Great video!

[EricPerson]

The best part of this video is at around 7:21 when a magic gnome steals several tablespoons of ketchup from the bottle without anyone noticing...

[ChicoFoodGrowFriends]

I just went to a place where they used stinging nettle to stimulate our blood circulation to aid in detox (from environmental toxins), it stings for about 5 minutes, then goes away. They brush it all over your body, then rub you off with a cold washcloth.

[lizguini]

Yum, can't wait to find some in my area!

[wenrolland]

Very nice, I will try this out at my collective garden!

[vutEwa]

I have a friend who's been preaching to me the merits of two plants in particular for high protein greens. Chia and Amaranth. She claims that Amaranth is the highest, and Chia is a close second place. What do you know about how Nettles ranks against Chia and Amaranth?

[keldaoen]

I'm inclined to cook the nettles first like Jocelyn did, but just let them get steamed longer. The fresh nettles after eggs can sting you. I speak from experience. But, if I had Paul hovering over me with a camera maybe I would've sped things up too!

I call the nettle flavor deep-forest-nutty.

[Latrocinium086]

If the eggs are done in the pan, they are over-cooked on the plate. Search for:

Good Eats - Zen and the Art of Omelet Maintenance - S07EP03 - Part 1

everything ya wanna know.

Alton Brown

[qowtrowiowu18]

We have tons of nettles in our back yard!!!

[BoondockFarms]

so if you blend these up in a blender, they loose their sting?

[DancingHorses26]

@BoondockFarms

*Cooking* denatures the formic acid responsible for the sting. Don't try to eat nettles raw, even if they're mashed up.

[paulwheaton12]

@BoondockFarms yes! I think running them through a blender would get rid of the sting too!

[zestoslife]

Paul - where do you find the time to take all these excellent videos?! Love it

[paulwheaton12]

@zestoslife how do I find the time? I dunno. I think it helps to be powerful keen on doing it!

[a16gregjockca]

@paulwheaton12 your videos and hippy comments are hilarious to laugh at. stinging nettle spikes lodged in my intestines? no thanks. i'd rather eat plastic. ROFL!

[LJHomesteader]

Great video! Nettles are actually excellent raw when a bunch is put in a blender with fruit (banana & blueberries, etc) and water....the nettles with water in a blender have a taste similar to milk. This way you get all benefits of the raw greens. David Wolf even has a video of how to "taco" the raw nettle leaves and eat them plain! Pretty funny video, and we've done it a lot:) If there is a slight sting, the mouth neutralizes almost instantly.

[nannerin]

I'll have to go a-serchin!

Thanks

[vention4wh]

Nice! Next time I go camping I'll try this. I have a lot of nettles on some recreational property I own.

[lavenderdawnstar]

Johnny's Selected Seeds in Maine carries them.

I recommend you check a seed supply in your part of the country.

Great video - like the cooking tips.

[musiceuphony]

I've been watching the runners off of the nettles I planted in the back last year throb viciously but no shoots yet! This is when I realized you must have shot this video last spring :D Seeing the video is not helping with my itch for spring hehehe

[marthale7]

I still shake my head when I think of the day I saw our goats eating raw nettles.

[sookiestackhouse2u]

Nice rack ... great recipe too. Yummy!

[nannerin]

Your channel is the bestest! Thanks Paul! I really do appreciate your endeavor to share valuable information.

Where can I get nettle seeds?

[paulwheaton12]

@nannerin From nettles! Or, do you mean you want to buy seeds? To buy seeds, I don't know - I've never bought seeds.

[chickenbonewatt]

"Samuel is a friend. A friend who cooks eggs" I love it. I've never eaten a nettle, and had yet to be inspired in the many other nettle eating vids, but this looks very tasty and I want to try!! Thanks again.

[Cannibalriot]

There's a type of beer you can make out of nettles too!

[signalrambo]

She is beautiful!