Flemish Style Asparagus
Ingredients
24 large fresh white (or green) asparagus
3 hard boiled eggs
150 grams butter
Handful of Italian flat parsley
1/2 Juice of lemon
Preparation
1
Peel the asparagus at its ends (not at the heads). Place the asparagus in a large saucepan. Fill with boiling water to cover the veggies completely. Add some salt.
2
Let the asparagus cook till tender. About 3 to 4 mins.
3
Chop some flat parsley into fine bits. Set aside.
4
Boil 3 eggs till hard and peel them.
5
Use a fork and mash the eggs.
6
Mash the eggs till they are fine crumbs. Set aside.
7
Melt 150g butter in a saucepan.
8
Add the juice from 1/2 lemon.
9
Whisk the butter-lemon juice mixture constantly. Continue to boil gently for a couple of minutes.
10
Stir in the mashed eggs. Stir well to combine.
11
Add the chopped parsley.
12
Stir well to combine.
13
Plate the dish by laying a few stalks of the cooked asparagus on a plate and dish some sauce over them at the stalk ends.
14
Season with salt and pepper.
15
Serve warm.
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About
This was a delicious dish that I had at a cooking class and I absolutely loved it. It’s traditionally made with white asparagus, but we couldn’t find any in South Africa and substituted with large green asparagus. For a step by step tutorial on how to make this dish, go to - http://www.storyofbing.com/2011/05/flemish-style-asparagus/
Yield:
4.0
Added:
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 10:04pm
