Perfect Easy Appetizer Or Side Dish
Here is a really lovely asparagus recipe that's just right for your hors d'oeuvres table or to serve as a side dish. It is so simple yet with this delicate vegetable and the most amazing Hollandaise Sauce it is transformed into a tasty dish fit for a king or queen! It is a perfect side for holiday celebrations, where it is served in France for Easter with a Leg Of Lamb, Lamb Shoulder, or for brunch Easter Pie!
❤️About
Asparagus is easy to cook and takes just minutes to prepare, so your concentration for this dish will be mainly on the sauce.
The hollandaise sauce is easy once you know what to do and what not to do, as it needs gentle heat when making and not boiling.
Get it right and you have a most delicious French sauce to accompany your asparagus, or it is tasty with broccoli too, and this is a great idea if you want something to add to your greens to make them special.
🔢Instructions
To begin with, simply prepare the asparagus by feeling the spear to find where the end feels harder or tougher, and cut this off or snap it. Some asparagus may have a tuff skin towards the bottom end making it stringy when eating. To remove this tough skin use a pairing knife to slice it off or a potato peeler will do a nice job too, with less waste. There are detailed instructions on prepping asparagus on this page How To Cook Asparagus.
When you are done, keep it warm and make your Hollandaise sauce.
💡Tips
A good tip is to prepare the asparagus spears first, before you start to cook the asparagus.
Then make the Hollandaise sauce.
This way, the asparagus will not go cold while making the sauce.
You can see by putting these two great recipes together, you have the most amazing asparagus recipe, which is very simple, but it has a big impact!
📖 Recipe
Asparagus Recipe Paired Perfectly With Hollandaise Sauce
Ingredients
- asparagus enough for 4-5 spears per person
Ingredients For Hollandaise Sauce
- ½ cup butter
- 2 egg yolks well beaten
- juice of ½ lemon
- ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the asparagus by cutting off the tough end if there is one.
- Peeling if necessary. (See my post on How To Cook Asparagus for complete prep instructions.)
- Then rinse under cold water.
How To Make Hollandaise Sauce
- (This is a delicious sauce for fish, eggs, and many vegetables.)
- Using a heat proof bowl or top of a double boiler beat the room temperature butter into a cream.
- Gradually add the two beaten egg yolks.
- Add the lemon juice, salt, and pepper, mix in with beater, then...
- Place the bowl over boiling water.
- Beat with an eggbeater until thick and smooth.
- Take the bowl off the hot water and continue to beat, being watchful not to cook it too long or boil it.
- Cook The Asparagus Using One Of The Methods From How To Cook Asparagus
- Pour the hot Hollandaise Sauce over the freshly cooked asparagus.
- Delight!
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