ASPARAGUS SAUCE
A simple and really quick recipe for asparagus sauce that can be made when you have asparagus or asparagus tips left over from another dish you are cooking. This sauce is great hot or cold and can be easily frozen. I found it on the English website on which I found my Asparagus and Almond soup recipe, with that recipe. ALL the quantities listed in the ingredients are approximations: it all depends on how much asparagus you are dealing with. So there is one absolutely unlisted ingredient: your culinary discretion! I've added the garlic, but this could easily be omitted. I've posted this for the 2005 Zaar World Tour.
Provided by bluemoon downunder
Categories Sauces
Time 10m
Yield 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Soften the onion and garlic, and blend it with the cooked asparagus, salt and pepper and a little mace, then gradually stir in enough single or double cream until the mixture has a sauce like consistency.
- This sauce can then be heated and served with pasta, salmon, or chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 270.8, Fat 23.5, SaturatedFat 14.5, Cholesterol 79.2, Sodium 62.1, Carbohydrate 12, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 2.5, Protein 5.9
ASPARAGUS SAUCE - 2 WAYS
My source for this recipe is "From The Recipe Files of the C.I.A. (Culinary Institute of America) Cookbook". I rarely enter part of a recipe, but this 1 was for an asparagus sauce to compliment cheese omelets. The omelet part of the recipe was routine & the asparagus sauce so appealing that I opted to enter the sauce & leave you to your own omelet choices. I entered the sauce recipe as written, but frankly feel I need to comment. Few of us who love asparagus would dispute the use of fresh asparagus is much-preferred, if available & a part of an entree or side-dish. Fresh asparagus is hard to find here in Iceland & very expensive. In a pureed sauce, I think the canned variety would be just as good, it certainly simplifies the prep & it substantially reduces cooking time. It is a no-brainer for me, but it may be another choice for you.
Provided by twissis
Categories Sauces
Time 50m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Snap off asparagus tips. Trim & discard the bottom inch of ea asparagus stalk. Peel the stalks, cut into 2-in pieces & set aside.
- Heat butter in a 2 qt saucepan over med heat. Add flour & stir well w/a wooden spoon. Reduce heat to low & cook (stirring often) for about 5 min or till roux has a nutty aromoa, but do not let it brown.
- Whisk in the broth, stirring to make a smooth sauce. Add asparagus stalks, bring to a gentle simmer & cook for 30 minutes.
- Puree using a blender, immersion blender or food proc. Keep warm till ready to use.
- Cook asparagus tips in salted boiling water for 3-5 min or till barely tender. Drain at once, rinse w/cold water to stop cooking process & set aside.
- Just b4 using sauce as desired, add asparagus tips & warm for 3 minutes.
- NOTE #1: If using canned asparagus, drain & reserve liquid. When the roux is ready for addition of the broth, combine the reserved asparagus liquid w/broth to a total volume of 2 cups & add to roux, using additional broth as needed to get desired consistency. This method will concentrate the asparagus flavor. If using it + the broth, you will not need added salt.
- Note #2: Without the fresh asparagus tips, you will not have the visual & textural elements of using fresh asparagus, but the sauce will be rich & flavorful. I favor adding baby shrimp or crisp bacon pieces to get visual & textural elements.
- To Serve: Use sauce to top cheese omelets, cheese grits, a cheese souffle, cheese quesadillas, a baked potato, etc.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 62.4, Fat 4.4, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 259.2, Carbohydrate 3.5, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 0.6, Protein 2.6
ASPARAGUS WITH EGG SAUCE BOSCHETTI
Provided by Food Network
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
- Blend until sauce is fairly runny and a very light yellow.
- Season to taste and serve with asparagus.
ASPARAGUS WITH DIPPING SAUCES
Make and share this Asparagus With Dipping Sauces recipe from Food.com.
Provided by English_Rose
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 50m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- To make the Parmesan butter, tip the lemon juice into a small saucepan and, over a very low heat, add the butter. Melt and stir the butter into the lemon juice until you have a smooth sauce, add the Parmesan and season to taste, then set aside.
- To make the Asian dressing, using a pestle and mortar, crush the chili with the brown sugar, then stir in the lime juice until the sugar has dissolved. Stir through the soy sauce and sesame oil, then set aside.
- For the garlic mayonnaise, mix all the ingredients together. Decant the sauces into 3 serving dishes.
- Bring a large pan of water to the boil and cook the asparagus for 2-3 mins until just tender. Drain well and serve steaming hot in a pile for everyone to help themselves and dip into the sauce of their choice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 386.4, Fat 35.9, SaturatedFat 14.6, Cholesterol 56.7, Sodium 627.9, Carbohydrate 15.4, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 4.2, Protein 6.3
ASPARAGUS WITH CREAMY MUSTARD SAUCE
Spring is the season to take full advantage of the subtle, grassy flavors of asparagus and this easy sauce comes together in minutes.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Quick & Easy Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a bowl, stir together 2 tablespoonsmayonnaise, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1tablespoon white-wine vinegar, and1 teaspoon Dijon mustard. Season withsalt and pepper. Drizzle over chilled Steamed Asparagus.
ASPARAGUS WITH BLENDER HOLLANDAISE
When asparagus stalks are at peak-season freshness in the spring, asparagus with Hollandaise sauce is a classic pairing worth revisiting. In Martha's easy-to-make version, the normally fussy sauce comes together in seconds with help from a blender.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
Time 20m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; let cool about 5 minutes. Put egg yolks in a blender. With motor running, gradually add butter. Add lemon juice and cayenne; season with salt and pepper. (Sauce should be thick but fluid enough to drizzle from a spoon, and should form a pool, not a mound. If too thick, thin with warm water.) Season to taste with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Sauce is best used immediately, but can be stored in a thermos about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring 1 inch salted water to a boil in a large straight-sided skillet. Add asparagus, in batches if needed to avoid crowding. Cook until crisp-tender, 3 to 4 minutes; drain. Serve warm or room temperature, with sauce.
ASPARAGUS WITH CREAMY DILL SAUCE
Nothing says "spring" like a fresh crop of young asparagus. And this recipe superbly ushers in this wonderful season. The delicate cheese sauce and assorted seasonings nicely complement the tender stalks without being overwhelming. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large skillet, bring water and salt to a boil; add the asparagus. Cover and cook over medium heat until crisp-tender, about 6-8 minutes; drain. Transfer to a serving platter and keep warm. In the same skillet over low heat, stir cream cheese and milk until smooth. Stir in dill, garlic salt and pepper. Pour over asparagus.
Nutrition Facts :
CECILY'S AMISH ASPARAGUS IN A BACON-CHEESE SAUCE
My Amish friend Cecily is a wonderful cook. she grows her own asparagus and makes this often in the springtime
Provided by GingerlyJ
Categories Cheese
Time 20m
Yield 1 pounds, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and then add flour stir and cook until smooth and bubbly.
- carefully whisk in milk.
- cook, whisking constantly until sauce is thickened.
- stir in salt and cheese until cheese is melted.
- then A couple spoonfuls of bacon drippings.
- cook asparagus in salted wateruntil crisp tender, 3-4 minutes.
- drain and add cheese sauce
- top with bacon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 291.5, Fat 21.4, SaturatedFat 12.3, Cholesterol 58.9, Sodium 492.8, Carbohydrate 13.1, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 2.4, Protein 14.5
DH'S SAUCE THAT WON ME OVER TO ASPARAGUS
Make and share this DH's Sauce That Won Me Over To Asparagus recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Marla Swoffer
Categories Sauces
Time 5m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Mix it all up!
- Alter amounts of ingredients to personal taste.
- Dip your lightly steamed (crisp is key) asparagus.
- Grind up leftovers for your baby (mine loves this veggie with or without sauce!).
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