Thursday, April 25, 2013

French White "Jumbo" Asparagus

 French White Asparagus are now in season. So many great ideas come to mind... Their a great number of classical recipes. Most of the classical method begin by peeling them carefully to remove all the skin, which is un-edible. Then tie into bundles and blanch in very seasoned water or a court bouillon. Them cut the string and serve with hollandaise, glace in butter, or a la gratin. These days we peel and cook sous-vide. Typically 1% slat is a good start for seasoning, butter and maybe a sweetener. You could use brown sugar, honey, or maple sugar. Cooking is much by feel, but a good start is 85C  20 minutes for the ones that the stem is the size of a dime. 30 minutes for asparagus with a stem with the diameter of a sliver dollar. Once cooked can be grill and served with hollandaise. What do you do?



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