How to prepare stinging nettles

How to identify, gather, process and prepare stinging nettles

[@blessedwithchallenges9917]

I love the taste. I put it in Ramen with peas, making Ramen a bit nutritious. I drink it just like tea and eat the leaves like cooked spinach. Don't be scared of the sting, drop it in hot water and the sting is gone in seconds. If you let the dry leaves sit for a few days the sting dries up and you can eat it raw, but it's a papery texture, so not as fun to eat. I just this morning got a wasp sting and my hand was throbbing. I could see the little red spot on my palm, and it really stung. I put nettle tea (in my fridge) on the spot - just a half teaspoon or so, and within seconds the sting was gone - and 20 minutes later I can't see the spot! How cool is that? A stinging nettle can relieve wasp stings! Nature is awesome...thank you God for being so creative as we discover all these things with wonder...

[@ENFPerspectives]

Amen 🙏 agreed ❤️🥰

[@jackychandler8594]

It is definitely an awesome plant. I put fresh leaves straight into anything I'm cooking. If it's being cooked there is no reason to blanch it. I also dry large amounts of leaves and grind in a coffee grinder. Turns it into a fine concentrated powder in seconds. I put it in green tea, and sprinkle it on other foods. It is actually used in some prostate meds to shrink inflamed prostate, therfore it makes sense that it helped Ur wasp sting. I'll remember that one. Thanks.

[@LionofJudah7771]

Yes thank You Lord! It's so awesome how You made everything

[@victorbunch7725]

And a honey bee sting can cure old ARTH! Let the Honey Bee sting on the joint that hurts most,,,

[@keithsonbradshaw5722]

I just went into the yard and got some for the first time. Salt blackpepper, garlic parsley, onion, 3 cloves garlic , coconut milk .... it tasted amazing like something fancy .. thank you loads for the tutorial . U am from the Caribbean and these are everywhere. ..

[@carybradley3968]

And you made it fancier by what you added to it. Coconut milk is still pretty exotic to me. Haha. Thanks for mentioning it. Will try too! Well done!

[@yeshprab]

Very nice and informative video. As I watched you cooking stinging nettles, I noticed that you have an aura of a chef who loves to cook. I have never gathered or cooked the nettles; but after watching you in this video, I am inspired to go out and look for them. I live in the mountains of Pennsylvania, and so should have no trouble to find nettles growing in the wild here. Thank you for uploading this video. Yesh Pranhu, Bushkill, Pennsylvania

[@musicofiancarrollandthepar2123]

Happy hunting! I just picked some a couple days ago and made some gnocchi with my wife 🙂

[@willieboy8798]

god gave us all kinds of good eating all you need to do is learn, look and listen... well done!

[@phillyirishlass6513]

Amen, Yes indeed He did🙏➕🙏

[@denisemartinez6456]

this was the best stinging nettles video I've seen. hope you do more video's in the future. blessings and thx again.

[@victorbunch7725]

And to think how bad we hated nettle when growing up & digging wild roots like Ginsing, may-apple, blood root & yellow root, Now knowing how beneficial nettle is!! lol thanx for the info,,,

[@musicofiancarrollandthepar2123]

Cheers!

[@RomeoEdward]

I liked your video because it went field to plate. Many just show part of the process. With your video knowledge I can forage and cook nettles. Joining your channel.

[@canadianperson4830]

Enjoyed your video. Well narrated. I enjoyed your tone. Noticed this is your first video on your channel. I wanted to encourage you to make more. Kudos!

[@gr8gorilla1]

What is the title of the theme music used?

[@ZaraHmm]

Thank you for making and sharing this video! You have such a sweet voice :)

[@waynelewis8355]

Wow! Thank u for the info! God bless u.

[@2010JNandS]

That was amazing. Thank you

[@carybradley3968]

Thank you for sharing your lovely recipe. Delicious!

[@eggegg749]

I wish you would do more videos!!! This video is awesome!

[@chuckbodnar5756]

GREAT VIDEO. I HAVE SEEN THIS WEED EVERYWHERE BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO CLEAN AND PREPARE IT. GREAT STU.FF. WILL TRY IT ON MY NEXT HIKE

[@billkenneke8249]

This is, by far, the best singing nettle video... and a top ten cooking video. Subscribed

[@ENFPerspectives]

Agreed!!

[@christelries]

Loved your video, please make more!

[@ericdealmeida169]

Fancy seeing you here awesome video!

[@michaelisrael66]

Great video, nice ambience.

[@mainemountainman3743]

Cool recipe!

[@ZhanaZee]

Awesome video....thank you

[@brazosforager1239]

I will be trying this in spring!

[@relax2calm]

Learnt so much here not just about nettles but how to crush carlic and cook garlic for a better flavour, have subscribed

[@subhastheboss]

Thanks. Very nutritious and educational.

[@smooth111012]

Awesome video, looks so tasty

[@hosoiarchives4858]

fantastic, thank you

[@jamieoliver7947]

Awesome video. Thank you :)

[@justnicky17]

This is a great informative video. Thanks for sharing! I would recommend putting a folded wet paper towel under your cutting board to prevent it from slipping while cutting

[@47AgStudios]

Great Video

[@usernamemykel]

Great vid, thanks.

[@IsaacNewton1966]

This is awesome! I made a few videos about harvesting, and cooking nettles. They taste great!

[@reggaespiritdance]

Wonderful, thank you 🙏🏻

[@Ana-ox3xj]

Good video

[@jobsforamerica2726]

Excellent for me as I love WASABE with Fresh Selmon and Spicy salad....Thank you for your experiences and preservation...Love Gardening..

[@johnharris7353]

Very nice! So much that I don't know.

[@starprice7389]

wow thanks so much !!!

[@Haradeas]

Great video. I always got stung a lot when I was lil. Never had the idea to use nettle thee and eat it! I do use a lot of passion flower for my thee from my garden. You inspired me to make a video about that! :) P.S. I love your humor!

[@diggerpete9334]

I imagine a soft boiled egg would compliment that dish.

[@monikas4656]

Awesome Thanks👍

[@prof.m.ottozeeejcdecs9998]

Great stuff! My grandma used to make Nettle and dandelion salad for us... amazing, what nature has in store, and people are getting fat from consuming awful processed foods... Well, the dumb never learn!

[@ENFPerspectives]

Rude... but it is cool what the earth provides

[@mesterjess]

@@ENFPerspectives yea there's a difference between ignorance and nescience. Calling someone dumb is often a reflection of the accuser, not the accused.

[@annelies3836]

That moment when it was a little dry, it could have done with a little of that water you had squeezed out . Love your video !

[@PlanetImo]

I'm trying this today!

[@gerardjones7881]

As kids we picked them in england for nettle beer, we didnt wear gloves, no need. Just grab em, they only sting if you casually brush against them. I cant find them here in northern maine so i ordered 5k seeds from amazon, $6.

[@ENFPerspectives]

Ty!!

[@rebelwithacause5217]

I was told that they are all over the US but I was 68 before I ran into them, literally, in the state of Wa. and I have lived in Fl., GA.,NC, MD.,and NJ.

[@LionofJudah7771]

Awesome!

[@Christians_Retro_Gaming]

Very informative! I will give this a try. Nice choice of music - I love Penguin Cafe Orchestra :)

[@Aslyuriel]

I love the stove cam ;P

[@marikafejszes5394]

I usually add a dollop, of heavy cream or a little sour cream. yogurt works too. You can make it into soup as well. In Europe it has been eaten for as long as I can remember.

[@phillyirishlass6513]

I havefe been sharing the heck out of this since last week when I first started researching Stinging Nettles and the amazing benefits of this miraculous plant that Our Lord God Almighty has gifted us and thought of another awesome dish to use the Nettles (7 minute itch) in, Italian Wedding Soup😛 substitute the Stinging Nettles for the escarole. Sounds like I better get harvesting, This June 2021 is more like our average End of April beginning of May ☀️ smh

[@musicofiancarrollandthepar2123]

Right on, I'm so glad you've found some inspiration! ☮️😊

[@explaincauseidontgetit3294]

Are you alive and well? Did you try eating them?

[@superdouge]

Good Video Thanks...

[@Lightspit]

or, you may start by sauteing a small white/yellow minced onion in the butter add the nettle that was minced as well, add some milk (or cream, milk is traditionally) or not, keep it covered till the nettle become very soft and add the minced garlic with a little bit of basil (optionally) at the end (no more than 3-4 minutes from ending the cooking) to keep the flavor, you may use some flour if you want to increase the consistency like a sauce (or not) and serve with 2 poached or fried eggs. Traditional food for Friday from the middle age :) still popular today in the villages from the East Europe. Today it is more easy to make with spinach instead of stinging nettle but stinging nettle is supreme in vitamins and other substances compared to the spinach.

[@mistygroves3503]

That's a lovely simple recipe. I've just eaten my dinner and it made me hungry again! haha It would be very tasty. Thanks. I usually put them in stews but will try this recipe.

[@josephdupont]

once i freeze it even the stalks are edible.. try it... freeze it and crunch it with your hands.. the stalks break into little pieces and appear edible.

[@indianacreekwalker4474]

ty for this!

[@toppertruthio]

mix in with tumeric,and some black ground pepper.....great cancer fighter

[@BushcraftMood]

I recently picked and cooked nettles in the wild..

[@ellielacrosse1131]

Enjoyed that...inspired to go foraging with gloves...can easily substitute my spinach recipes for the nettles and it has a tonne of health benefits...thanks for posting have subscribed.

[@TheOkkeh]

Great video, you should do more of them, i want to ask a question, i'm thinking to make this to my mom, she's in hospital, so by the time i bring to her it could be few hours, will this be eatable cold?

[@nanamagagula3914]

😂😃🤣It's all over my garden, I thought they were joking 🙏🏿🙌🏿

[@musicofiancarrollandthepar2123]

Ha that's awesome! Enjoy!

[@leefury8462]

Serve with eggs over easy, brown rice, avocado slices and pico de galo or hot sauce. Excellent late night snack for protein. Also you could add a bit more garlic, cream, and anchovies. Mmmm.

[@musicofiancarrollandthepar2123]

Sounds delicious! Thanks for some good ideas!

[@MihaelaV68]

Can you please tell me where is that area with those beautiful plants, please ? Can 't find nettle leaves in South Jersey , I was looking all over .Thank you!

[@sandrajones3994]

I like to add a little apple cider vinegar and little bacon grease.

[@theskislife2314]

Loved this video. Interesting note... When cooking with an oil, adding salt to an oil will diminish the oil. I add in salt after I'm done cooking to keep the oil in the pan. It's like it dissolves it or something. If that makes sense.

[@kamaljitdhaliwal785]

just came across your channel!!! awesome video!!!

[@gabiiannacone7004]

Great video.. Thank you so much for uploading... !!! :-)

[@rebelwithacause5217]

It DOES NOT itch for 20 minutes. Here in Wa. I brushed up against them n it felt like fiberglass. It continued to sting my hands for hours! Still felt it a little bit the next morning. Never did itch.

[@Rebeccawow]

They bother me for days.

[@ENFPerspectives]

😂. Well that is good to know!

[@Amberlynn_Reid]

jump scare at the end was the best

[@stevewildeagle965]

Looks surprisingly nice, I may try it thanks, just remember don't eat to much you'll get diarrhea.

[@chevynovascotia3301]

The other guy said you didn't want to get them when they were bigger because they weren't as tender. He just picked the tops off when they grew taller. He also said you could eat them raw when they are small.... Do they sting your inside if they are raw or should you cook them first either small or more mature plant. And you can dry then but do you use a dehydrator or can you just air dry to make a tea?

[@user-hw6fj1bg8c]

Thank you for the great recipe idea. I had an idea of maybe adding tumeric as well.? Fresh crushed walnuts? What do you think?. Thanks again friend.

[@musicofiancarrollandthepar2123]

I think it could be good, maybe if you had some fresh turmeric and sautéed it up like ginger with the nettle it could be delicious

[@shean7890]

Thank you

[@eztvlight1202]

Regenerate muscle growth? So putting stinging nettles on my skin will make healing after exercises hurry up? #subbed

[@unknownunknown-hc2ls]

this is really effective for hair growth my father inlaw used made nettle mask to use on his hair his hair grew back within 2 months its incredibly effective

[@luv2travel2000]

+How do you make a nettle mask for hair growth?

[@Lightspit]

you can use the tea made with nettle to was h your head and cover your head with something for 5 mins and after that just rinse it. For some people works but if it is an issue of too much DHT then it will not help you.

[@luv2travel2000]

+Lightspit Thanks for the reply! Sounds easy to do.Thank you. :-)

[@ilwoody4846]

Now if weman brushed there faces with it say once a week would it make them have a beard or look young again?

[@M_Ladd]

mystery person I put some on my dingus and it's still growing.

[@jonlee5528]

Like all hedgerow plants I was told by my grandparents to always pick them from higher than a dog could cock a leg.

[@phillyirishlass6513]

@Jon Lee, your Grandparents sound like great and wise people🤗 They have taught you well. God Bless

[@rjbair6865]

Can one cold press the raw leaves ... Are there anti nutrients in the leaves?

[@jamesduggan5919]

Good one! Thanks. Try making ghee and cooking with it. Namaskaram

[@AmandainGeorgia]

If you pick them a bit younger before they begin to flower, the stalks are actually quite tender. We pull the leaves off then cook the stems separately and serve with oil, and they come out like zoodles in pesto. Really good. But at the size you harvested here, they are already woody.

[@jeffbstrong]

I saute nettles in olive oil without blanching and they are crunchy and yummy. I add various things. but usually salt and brown rice and pinto beans and yum. I am addicted to them

[@saileencruileen2163]

I love you people who GET it :-)

[@misunflowerstyle906]

great video on cooking them...but, pls warn us to turn down the sound at the end. can't wait to try your recipe. Can dogs eat garlic?

[@dtwistrewind7361]

mrshammerhankus no garlic onions grapes raisins are all poison to dogs.

[@doinalechanu6092]

Hi I am from Romania. We eat tons of nettles ( urzici) in early spring. Yes , this is how I cook them except we only use the tips of the plant, not all the leaves. I use the juice from boliling them and I also make a rue . No lemon. It is served with mamaliga ( polenta).

[@benfrank732]

Why not steam it?

[@martinemjt]

you re in pennsylvania?

[@dribblingdrooler3616]

Would sautéing the leaves remove the sting as well?

[@musicofiancarrollandthepar2123]

That works as well!

[@jamesbondaygee]

Favorite way I have used them so far is in korean-style meet bone soup.

[@castleofcostamesa8291]

Thank you! I harvested some nettles from the woods this morning. I was planning to plant it. I am not sure if it will last in the garden. It is April now in Southern California. You said these would die off in June. So it’s an annual? Thanks I learn something new from your video!

[@ryanmozert]

Just plant them in the ground

[@maxroman1198]

Since you sauteing the nettles in hot butter, was the boiling necessary? I'm kinda lazy.

[@musicofiancarrollandthepar2123]

I find nettle to be dry in general, so if you don't want to boil I think sauteeing would work but you may need to add some liquid (wine/stock/water) to help steam the leaves a bit

[@buddysalinas2508]

u learn the garlic technique by Gordon Ramsey :D but that's the right thing to do.

[@some1swatchingu]

want to come to your place for dinner!

[@richardriehle4159]

gotta' try. what does the lemon do for the dish?

[@taylorhenry5747]

Richard Riehle makes it taste like lemon..

[@ppeez]

Taylor Henry lol do you live under a rock? Lemon isnt only used to make things taste like lemon

[@2gooddrifters]

Lemon helps your body absorb iron.

[@SolarizeYourLife]

Ever tried making a nettle pesto?

[@philiptrimble1670]

Garlic is a toxin to dogs as is chocolate. If you love your dog don't feed them poison. The list of foods dogs have reactions to is surprisingly extensive. On topic, your nettle looked delicious wish I could smell it cooking, been looking for a nettle patch close to my house but haven't found one yet.

[@sandetownzen5443]

can you use the water that you boiled the nettles in?

[@toppertruthio]

yes....make it into tea

[@andrewmunz1639]

i treat arthritis with the sting and it reduces inflamation and reduces pain for aprox.2 wks

[@1Happygranny]

Do u blanch it or sauté it like he did or both..I purchased some tea but it don't seem to help me with my arthritis I've only did 3 cups so far any advice is appreciated

[@AaronC.]

You can actually make a pretty good cordage from the stalk, so I wouldn't throw it away! Just process it until it doesn't sting anymore, and then maybe eat a good sting nettle soup or tea while making some cordage.

[@phillyirishlass6513]

Are you in a part of Penny Pack? Are Nettles also called 7 Minute itch? Our Parks also are loaded with mugwort

[@musicofiancarrollandthepar2123]

This was shot some time ago around York Pa, I've never heard of seven minute itch but you find different names for things everywhere you go it seems. Mugwort has become very prolific over the past few years, I don't remember it being easy to find 10 years ago but now it seems to be everywhere, everything cycles!

[@phillyirishlass6513]

@@musicofiancarrollandthepar2123 Oh York is very Beautiful. You see by my name where I am lol. I have since learned that indeed Seven minute itch is Stinging Nettles. So maybe once this rain lets up I may darn up my gloves and gear head to Penny Pack Park and by following your guidelines will go to town. Thank you kindly for your response. GOD BLESS you. You're Awesome 😎

[@Sexxxyism]

That's a lot of nettles you have growing. Do you eat them all?

[@clementdavies877]

Miss Marilyn n

[@caroldeeds5454]

Baking soda also works to keep the color in the leaves.

[@musicofiancarrollandthepar2123]

I have heard that, I've also heard (or learned in culinary school) that it tends to make things a bit mushy, have you had that experience? Cheers, thanks for watching!

[@mattlourer9692]

I cant find them. It’s April in Ga

[@teresaavina6102]

Thanks for …

[@alfonsomunoz4424]

The roots are good for prostate health.

[@mhpjii]

It's a shame you don't produce more videos.

[@amealfromtheheartcatering7046]

What a mad success this video was! Im not really a videographer, that work was done by my brother in law. And I quit cooking to be a musician so life kinda led me in other directions, If you like folk music check out, The Part Time Managers Cheers! Ian