Picking and eating lambs quarter: with the only recipe you need
Вставка
- Опубліковано 21 лип 2015
- In my view, lambs quarter is, hands down, the number 1 weed to eat, from the garden or out in the wild. In this video, I'm headed out to pick lambs quarter from the homestead, then I'm going to cook some up using the only recipe that anyone needs to know to make lambs quarter delicious.
Lambs quarter shows up in disturbed soils in the late psring and early summer. It's so easy to pick at a young stage. I just pull the whole weed out of the ground and tear off the roots. That's it.
But I don't always pull up the whole lambs quarter plant. When the plant is older, I pinch the growing tips out and just use them, rather than the whole plant. One advantage to pinching those tips is that the lambs quarter branches out and I can come back to the same place and pick them again, over and over. The growing tips of lambs quarter don't snap off, but are easy to pinch off. I pinch them off with my thumb and index finger.
Two distinctive features of lambs quarter are its triangular leaves and the white residue on its growing tips. It gives the younger leaves kind of a slick feel. The white residue feels gritty and wet at the same time. It rubs off easily and is a distinctive feature of lambs quarter. It is part of the lambs quarter plant and does not mean there is something wrong with the plant. It is a hydrophobic coating that sheds water.
It's so easy to cook lambs quarter. I rinse my collected lambs quarter to get off any dirt or insects. The white residue is hydrophobic and helps to keep the lambs quarter from getting wet. Some of it does wash off into the rinse water, but it does not need to be washed off. It is part of the lambs quarter plant.
This entire batch took less than 3 1/2 minutes from start to finish. I just put it into a pan with the water that clings to its leaves, and stir it around over the heat. Sometimes i add a little more water, but nothing else. It cooks down so fast and smells so good. When it's done, I just add some nice salt when I'm ready to eat it and that's it.
So that's the only recipe that anyone needs to know to really enjoy lambs quarter. Otherwise, lambs quarter can be used exactly like spinach or swiss chard. But it is too tasty of a weed to want to hide its great flavor.
Lambs quarter, Chenopodium album, Family Chenopodiaceae (the goosefoot family)
Here's my playlist on foraging wild foods:
• In the Garden
Here's my UA-cam channel:
/ hchrish200
Thanks for watching! - Навчання та стиль
If your lambs quarter is getting older, check out this video to see if it's still good to eat: ua-cam.com/video/uhrrw0OZGRM/v-deo.html I hope you are all enjoying some lambs quarter, too! It's one of the great edible weeds!
God created it for our enjoyment, there's always the wrong information out there, she knows what she is talking about, now look at the video's that our positive, i'st awesome for you. Check this video out on Lamb Quarter, https//youtube/rMup-iuHv20
Darn it!!!! I have been pulling this evasive weed and composting it ! All the while crying the blues because its so hard to grow greens where i live! 🙃
Why would you not know about medicinal properties in your yard
Good job finally getting this knowledge. Stay safe and well.
You can stir fry the leaves with garlic, onions,salt & some green chilies. It’s really good with rice.
The word I think you're trying to use is invasive, not evasive.
Lambsquarters are a great source of nutritious components far exceeding that of spinach. I chop them up and boil them briefly along with kale and purslane (if available). The purslane will make up the Omega 3 that is lacking in LQ. I then put it all in the blender and spice it with curry, sea salt and caraway seeds, then freeze it in zip-lock bags for the winter. With canned tomato puree added, it makes a nutritious soup - and it's all free, organic and needs no gardening space.
That sounds like a great way to cook lambs quarter! It's so versatile. I'm always glad to hear from folks that know the goodness of lambs quarter! It is one of the best greens out there. I freeze a lot of it to use all year long. I hope you find all the lambs quarter you want this summer! : )
I planted both Lamb's Quarters and Giant Lamb's Quarters, and standing Purslane, just to teach the kids, and the kale volunteers already.
Thanks for the recipe I will try it some time.
@@HaphazardHomestead where did you get the seeds
Will it grow in AZ
Just starting to use these. But you can't beat purslain for food value. I will be using both in my "super food"capsules
I smiled whole time, and am about to try lambs quarter now, much love!
I used to love eating lamb's quarter out at my parent's farm. I would also put it on pizzas, underneath the cheese with the sauce. Good stuff!
You mean ... I'm pulling nutritious FOOD out of the soil and throwing it away?!? SHAME ON ME!!! SERIOUSLY?!? I never knew this was FOOD!!! Thank you very much for the educational info as well as the recipe. DEFinitlely going to put this in my mouth & NOT in the compost can EVER AGAIN. I promise!
Yep ... this is my first time here. Liked and subbed and looking forward to catching up on your prior posts. :-D
If you ever did try your Lambs Quarter, I hope you enjoyed it!
@@HaphazardHomestead same here I see this when I walking the trails behind our home, boy I will definitely cook this lambguater ,Dandelion it's a lot ,delicious my backyard too.Thanks ee.
@@callmegon2152 I have this growing out of control in my garden! I’ve been pulling it and cussing it out! What a dummy! I’m gonna start collecting it and my beans!
if you let it flower and go to seed it also provides a pretty nice grain, similar to quinoa, to which it is related. Can be ground down to make a flour extender.
I was showing a neighbor around my property and at one of the four gardens that I have out he suddenly exclaimed that "There is Lambs Quarters, do you harvest it?" I told him I had heard about it but had never eaten it. I learned from him and this video that I need to start harvesting and eating it because it's so good! Thanks for the great video!!
I'm glad you have a neighbor that enjoys lambs quarter and knows it well - to help you start enjoying it, too. It's one of the truly great wild greens! I hope you end up enjoying it as much as some of the plants you are growing on purpose!
We always add dandelion greens and lambs quarter to our poke greens.Yum, great country cooking here in the south!
Did you know you can eat the seeds raw, use as grain or grind into a flour? It's related to quinoa and is one of the most nutritious plants on earth. Just one plant can yield about 100,000 seeds.
You are so funny, lady. I either laugh out loud or at least smile every time I watch you. Thx so much for your videos!
Thanks for this. I just collected some Lambsquarters for the first time today. I noticed it really smells like spinach. What a great substitute for spinach. Totally free, but at the store $5/lb for spinach!
Congratulations on identifying and trying your Lambs Quarter! I hope you enjoyed it and that it can feed you for many years to come!
I love the way you say,"Emmp. That's sooo good." It immediately makes me feel hungry and that I would like to try it too.😊
I used to pull them out until!!! 😊
a few years ago I looked up all my weeds and found that most are good eats! now I grow them, semi controlled 😀 less work and free food!
That's the way to do it, for sure. I often wonder what we could harvest to eat just by digging up the soil and then letting weeds come up. I think we could eat pretty well. Enjoy your weeds! ; )
Your "live testimonial" made me laugh out loud! Funniest thing I've seen on YT in ages! Thanks for being a fun presenter! You made my day and added a subscription!
Oh my gosh!!! I LOVE YOU! I have never met anyone that appreciates Lamb's Quarters like I do!! So yummy! PLUS! They are a great cover crop! The roots are shallow and easy to pull up if you want to grow something else in it's space.
I learned about LQ about 28 years ago and taught my small children how to harvest and cook them (in the microwave LoL) & eat them with mustard. They loved to show off to their little friends ~ and I loved passing on this delicious green! 😋💜
Another great video full of great tips.
Thanks! Do you have lambs quarter up in the Far North country?
Nice to see you here Lonni. I'm also curious if Lamb's Quarter grows in Alaska.
@@JesusSaves86AB Yes Lambs quarter does grow in Alaska. I do not believe that it is native to the state but it has been introduced and can now be found here.
@@HaphazardHomestead This was a staple for the Cherokee. Lambs quarter corn stew. You can live off this stuff and it's good for you.. we are so brainwashed and spoiled with food stores today everything is free out in nature and much more nutritionally better for us
I was glad to see that you also stir fry those lambs quter w just the water that clings to it, like me. NO grease or fat or anything else. I have been doing just this for a while.
You know how to enjoy lambs quarter at it's finest! :D
I love your live testimonials on how good the food is ! ❤ Your awesome ! 👌
I had no idea about all these plants you can eat that is wild. I don't know anything about them but i am going to learn. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom to these plants. I really want to try them. Be blessed...
The funny part of my experience with Lambsquarters is I have been pulling them out of our pasture for years, and I mean years, as well as from our own backyard, nevering knowing what I was missing. I recently learned about Lambsquarters from a friend who posted a pic of her salad lunch. I quickly had to do some research, for she had me thinking, is she eating parts of lamb?, for the name of the plant threw me off for shes a Vegetarian. LOL The next time I saw her she gave me a bunch of my very own to eat as salad greens. However, not until I watched your video, did I realize that I had these also growing in my own yard, as well as what had been growing in the pasture, for my variety of LQ is the same as yours. Her variety has a purplish pink center. The best part was how easily you explained how to cook them in just water. so, I quickly picked the young ones from the backyard and enjoyed them for dinner. Thanks again for the great information and the recipe.
Just salt huh what a chef I believe how good you say your taste buds like it 🌱🌾
Oh, yes. She is spot on. The flavor is spinach-like, but better. It seems to fill up a craving I did not know I had. 😊
Yum. Lambs quarters is my favourite wild green. In our Canadian climate it's a delicious wild green, available to eat even before I sow my garden seeds. I always graze on it (unwashed and uncooked) in early summer. Thanks for the recipe. I'll give it a try.
This is my first time here and I immediately subscribed. Looking forward to watching more....thanks for sharing this valuable info.
I live in the eastern southern Appalachia mountains. I’m pleased to learn we have some ‘weeds’ in common. I like how you present your videos. I’m glad I found you. Take care. Ty. 🌱🌿🌾🍃☘️
Delightful, informative, concise = perfect! Thanks so much!
Just watched this for a second time after foraging some lambs quarter. So grateful for your channel!!!
I have been looking & searching for a channel like this, thank you!!!!
I'm glad you found your way here! I hope you find my future videos worth your time, too!
Just found your channel as I noticed what I thought was Lambs quarter in our yard. I watched your video, picked some and cooked it up, it is so good. I also live in Oregon, grew up in the Salem area and now living in N.E.Oregon. Thank you for opening my eyes to Lambs Quarter.
Thanks for your taste review and Congratulations on becoming a fan of Lamb's Quarter, Laura Pollreisz! You have a lifetime of good eating ahead! :D :D
Great vid, thanks for sharing! just harvested some lambs quarter from my garden. Heading off to try this now 😊👍
I am growing quinoa in my garden for the first time this year. Now I know what this pesky but amazing look-alike is. Thank you!
I love your channel! Thank you for such an informative video!
The first harvest of produce to fill Weekly Produce Bags by Community Supported Agriculture. I am adventurous in my food selections so I chose Lamb’s Quarter for one of the leafy greens in my bag. I came to your page to find out what to do with it. 😊Thank you for your help. ❤
Lamb's quarter is the BEST! Yummmmmm! Great video Haphazard Homestead.
A succinct and informative video. Thanks!
My grandma used to cook it with whole pinto beans , really good food!
It's amazing I've seen lambs quarters and didn't Know you could eat them! well I live in Mi and our lawn mower needs a part so our grass is very tall and I see alot of wild plants! Going to try an outdoor 🥗thank you!
A hint of butter or olive oil a d touchbof garlic...yumm!!
Cute video! I have been looking more into foraging food. I have some of this in my yard. I am going to let it grow some more and try your recipe! Thanks for the video.
I really enjoyed this video - great explanation of how to identify lambsquarter. Well done!
The Meat Trapper Thanks! Lambs quarter is really quality food!
Thank you. I have cultivated mine keeping only 4 plants in my planter. I pick the largest leaves, leaving plenty to keep the plant goung. Mine gets up to 5 feet tall. After my first spring picking, from now on, I will nip out the tops only. As you said this makes it grow out fuller. I make sure at least one plant makes seeds so it will come back next spring.
Thanks for sharing your wild weed tours, and recipes. I’m looking at weeds in a different way now.
I'm glad you are enjoying my weeds, Robin D. Phillips. They are real food for regular people. And there are so many good weeds to eat. I hope you can find some of the really tasty ones, like this lambs quarter, around you!
Thanks for sharing this recipe for cooking lambs quarters.
Yum! Thank you :) In Saskatchewan we get lambsquarters but it doesn't grow as big. not sure where you are, but right now the leaves are about as big as a nickel across, and a little longer than that. As a kid we made a casserole of it at camp but I never learned the recipe. Nice to know it's that easy
I tried some this year growing in the backyard. It's really good. Next time I'll try your recipe. Just wish I could find a bunch at one time like you have.
I’m happy you cooked the lambs quarter oil free. My skin does so much better being oil free. I just really need to be able to pick out this weed before consuming. I’m always a little leery of eating wild plants. That’s why I like your vids. 😊
Thanks to my wife, Sara, I watched this video.
I am looking forward to eating some 'lambs quarter,' soon.
Nicely done ✔👍
The old adage, you learn something every day is TRUE! Thank you! I think I have some in my yard although it might be jewel weed. I need to double check! Thanks for the great information.
Our nanny used to make this for us as a treat. Probably one of my favourite greens to eat. In my opinion even better than spinach.
Very good video and simple recipe. Thank you so much.
Your welcome! I hope you get to enjoy some lambs quarter. It is such a great wild green!
I looove your vibe! made me smile! i love this weed, and i love your simple recipie
Thanks for your appreciation, Linda Kinda! Lambs quarter is such a great plant. I hope you can find a lot in your area!
i just picked some labs quarter to identify and eat this afternoon, and then your video came up! You are awesome. Thank you!
It's funny how UA-cam knows what you are interested in, El Ru. I'm glad you enjoyed my video -- and I hope you enjoy your Lambs Quarter, too. It is such great food!
This is the most informative video I've seen on lambs quarter. I have always know it was edible but haven't tried it before. Now I think I will. Thanks.
growingupgarden Thanks! Let me know what you think of them! Don't over-indulge the first time you try a new weed, though, just in case you have a sensitivity.
this is such a great video thank u ...i eat nothing but lambs quorter for two months now ...my new favourite greens
I have it growing in my veggie garden, and the #1 recipe I make with it is Palak Paneer, which is one of the most requested recipes in my house.
super video. and recipe. will try ASAP. THANKS
Just got a small bit of this today while walking to the market, so I am going to chop it up and put it in my rice with diced bell pepper, onion, and chicken stock
Great information. Thanks for sharing! And best wishes for a nice fall.
Thank you soo much! I am going to look for Lambsquarter in my yard.
My garden is full of this plant. Excited to cook them.
Thank you for your excellent videos.
You're welcome. I hope you enjoy the plants around you, too!
LA resident here, new subscriber. I think I have some of this in the backyard! Thanks for educating and making these videos!
Follow up- I found some out back and cooked it up just like in the video. Very good!
Thanks for your taste review! And congratulations on your lambs quarter.I'm sure you will figure out other ways to enjoy it, too. Here's to more weeds in your yard, lol. ; )
We love eating Lambs Quarter. We pick it wild when we walk our dog in the fields... Yummm! We will have to try cooking it too. Thank you!
You know what's good, alright! I'm glad you already know this great wild plant. I think you'll enjoy it cooked, too. If you do cook it, I'd appreciate knowing what you think of it, especially since you already enjoy it raw.
Hi ya Hap! Subscribed and tapped that bell! I have learned a few things about lambs quarters, not only r the leaves edible but the seed heads and seeds r edible, as well as the tender parts of the stalks, dried powdered leaves can be made into flour. So far I have eaten leaves, seed heads and seeds. I let lambs quarters (and Polk) grow where ever it wants n my yard, though I think I’m gonna take ur advice and turn a big section of soil and hope a crop of them will grow like I seen n ur video. I like ur knowledge from field/yard to plate, I can learn from u and this makes me happy, I’m all about wild edibles and appreciate u sharing ur knowledge! Thank u
My pet ducks love this plant. It shows up after the small mouse ear chick weed is done.
Thanks you made the video fun!😊
Ooo that sounds so good. There is a for part ferment that is used for pest controle in the garden. Its called OHN its fermented garlic, cinnamon, Ginger and I always forget the last one but when you mix all for in equal parts you make a OHN and it works great
Thank you for showing me how easy cooking it is! I’ll be harvesting tomorrow or day after and thinking about canning it but my goodness it looks so good! AND so easy!
First time here!
really loving this channel!
+kimberley marshall Glad you are enjoying it! Thanks for commenting!
One of my favorites, well that and chickweed. I love to add them to my soups for their added deliciousness.
My mother use to pick these and they made delishious greens!
Also, thanks for showing a faster way of harvesting lamb's quarter. I was picking the leaves off, one by one. TOO tedious! 😀
Mine just came back. YAY!!!!! a handful goes in every recipe I make all summer
You've got a lot of good eating ahead, for sure, Fairy Rose! Thanks for commenting and enjoy your lambsquarter! It's one of the best!
You are right about lambs quarter. It is soooo good!
Glad to know there's some neighboring foragers publishing on youtube, look forward to some more :}
-Henry
TheNorthwestForager Yeah, I was glad to find your channel! Enjoy your lambs quarter and all the other great things the PNW has to offer!
Thank you for sharing, know what I'm making for lunch!
Love this, I snack on them when I’m in the garden weeding them out! Although I’ve been eating more of the in recent years.
Hi I found a few little lambs quarters today yay!🌿😇💞
Yea. I get so excited too. When I see it. Now mine is little. I will just wait a couple of weeks. Its funny that I have an area where a grow spinach and lettuce from seeds last year and now lambs quarter and woodsorrel took over. I will soon have a salad of both. I cant wait.
Wow, will be looking for some tomorrow.
I really like this😋
Just went out, picked some and put on my breakfast muffin sandwich! Really good!
That's the way to do it, Matt Gring, just go get it done! Thanks for adding your comment. It shows how easy it is for anyone to enjoy lambs quarter. Bon appetit! :D
Thank you so very much for your video. I have been wanting to try it but seeing you do it with my own eyes REALLY inspires me. Thank you, thank you.
+webbsway Thanks for your kind words! Lambs quarter is worth eating and it is so easy to cook! If you try it, I'd love to hear your review!
+HChrisH200 - Haphazard Homestead Yes, my dear - I did get it accomplished , thanks to your lead! My first bite, I thought maybe too plain. So, I added the salt you mentioned and then I was hooked. It does resemble Swiss Chard , which I love. I have another recipe for a spicy stir fry for Swiss Chard which I might try on the lambs-quarter.??? First getting over the idea that we can Eat wild plants and then learning how to cook them is a while new adventure? Plus, finances are rough and food is hard to keep. But, also knowing that the wild foods are generally better for us anyway. The bravest I had ever been was when I was young and had a garden with greens in it. I decided to can them and in the process I found the lambs-quarter growing with them. I included them in the mix and thought I was so smart. LOL You are such a doll - thank you So Very much! I wish you would continue your videos in ways that you cook with all of them. I had included a small sliver of the cleavers but it did not get done so I now realize I guess that was one that you cooked longer?
+webbsway Congratulations! You are a wild foods forager now! Lambs quarter is good any way that you like to use spinach or swiss chard. Except you don't have to buy it or even plant it -- just disturb the soil, at most! When cleavers gets older, there's no cooking it long enough. It has silica in it and it's not chewable even! I left a comment over in my "Spring Greens" video where you asked about the cleavers. If you want to see me cooking with wild plants, check out my cooking playlist. They aren't all wild foods, but a lot of them are -- and I'll be making more! Enjoy your lambs quarter!
Thank you for sharing this information and awesome looking recipe! I will sauté chopped onions and garlic plus a cube of magi bullion to pot for best taste! 👍🏡
Thank you for this great video. Lamb's Quarters ALWAYS has a prime growing spot in my garden...thanks to you.
LARK'S GARDENS In my view, lambs quarter is "company quality" garden produce. I let plants mature here and there around the garden, because I never want to be without this great green. May you have just enough of it in your garden to enjoy it!
I definitely want to try growing this.
THANKS FOR THE TIPS!
thanks for the tip to make them branch out!
"It's a good thing the Dandelions come first"
Yep. I'm eating dandelions now, in April. But when the Lambs Quarter returns, I'm done, lol. ; )
Haphazard Homestead This rocks👍🏻
Awesome video!!
Glad you enjoyed it! I hope you get some lambs quarter this summer!
Thankyou for sharing that. I have it growing in my yard and was pulling it out as a weed untill I found out what it is. 🙂
Thank you for sharing 👍
Great vid,thanks.
i just found out about it and i love this video, thanks, now i got to find it outside and eat it raw, that way no nutrients are lost.
Thank you for showing how you pick lambs quarters. I always let the plants grow tall before picking as I wanted a large quantity to have around, this way looks like I will have lots of young plants to harvest all season, perfect:)
With you being much farther north, with a shorter warm-growing season, you might want to test this out. Your season may not be long enough for the plant to put on new growth repeatedly. I'd be interested to know how it turns out for you. Lambs quarter is such a great plant -- my favorite of the wild greens. I'm glad you enjoy it, too!
Good idea, I will test the top harvesting method on a small patch to start and do hope to get back to you on how it goes, thanks once again.
I hope your wild greens harvesting has gone well this summer!
Haphazard Homestead Hello Hap! (I don’t know ur name, so I’ll call u Hap, if that’s okay with u) I was totally floored not by ur comment, but the time, WOW! 7 months later, u follow up to see how Tall Cedars lambs quarters faired by having their tops removed. That tells me a lot about u. Not only r u amazing, but what a heart u have ! How can I not subscribed to u now. What I said about u was not said lightly, sense 2010, I chose to be friendless due to too many hurtful, selfish people. It would be nice to meet someone like u. Thank u
It is so good!
this was great! thanks so much! :)
Celites, used to be on the menu when I was growing up in Paramount Ca.
Hope you are doing great .be blessed an thank you
Wonderful
This is great :) Cute, too!!!