BRAISED WHITE ASPARAGUS WITH BLOOD-ORANGE SAUCE

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Braised White Asparagus With Blood-Orange Sauce image

Provided by Geoffrey Zakarian

Categories     weekday, side dish

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 pound very thick white asparagus
1 cup lightly seasoned chicken stock, approximately
2 1/2 tablespoons salted butter
1 bay leaf
4 blood oranges
Sea salt
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Snap off ends of asparagus. Trim triangular leaves from sides, and peel spears. Place in single layer in heavy saucepan. Add enough stock to come about halfway up sides of spears. Add 2 tablespoons butter, place bay leaf on top, cover and cook over medium-high heat about 8 minutes, until spears are very tender.
  • Meanwhile juice 3 blood oranges. Place all but 1 tablespoon juice in another saucepan, and simmer until reduced to 3 tablespoons. Whisk in remaining butter, and season lightly with salt and pepper. Set aside. Peel remaining orange, removing all pith. Divide into segments, removing all membrane.
  • Drain asparagus well, and place side by side on each of two large plates. Spoon blood orange sauce onto plates around spears. Drizzle asparagus with oil, allowing some droplets to fall into sauce. Dust lightly with salt and pepper. Top with cluster of blood-orange segments, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 404, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 45 grams, Fat 23 grams, Fiber 12 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 1478 milligrams, Sugar 31 grams, TransFat 1 gram

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