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Asparagus (WAS: Bosley Can TALK!)
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Bill Stock wrote: wrote in message ups.com... No kidding. Except no one else was around to hear it except me. Now I know what that sounds like :-) Everyone's been so damn nice to you all day, it's been killing me! Your cat is not talking to you Sherry, so take your Meds. LOL Mine talks to me! Now. Can we get a good Asparagus recipe Jill, I've got a new found love for the stuff. Sorry, you have to insult me first Asparagus is great roasted or grilled. Just drizzle with a little olive oil (or the oil of your choice, except for motor oil or baby oil, of course!). Sprinkle lightly with a little salt & pepper. For the grill, I like Reynold's nifty perforated aluminium grill sheets so you don't have to worry about stuff like asparagus falling through the grates. (It's good for fish that gets extra flaky, too.) Whether you grill it or roast it in the oven, you want a fairly high, constant heat and only cook it until it turns a bright green and is tender-crisp (although I like mine a little softer so I watch it carefully for a couple of extra minutes). Never heard of those Reynold's sheets. Roasted sounds good though. I recently ran across a recipe for Asparagus Au Gratin. Essentially you lay the snapped asparagus spears lengthwise in a small baking dish. Prepare a medium white sauce: 3 Tbs. butter, melted; stir in 2-3 Tbs. flour seasoned with salt & pepper until you have a smooth paste. Add 1 cup milk or light cream and stir over medium heat until the sauce thickens. Pour this over the asparagus. At this point you can choose your cheese. The recipe called for finely shredded cheddar. Use your favourite cheese but make sure it's a good melting cheese. Sprinkle lightly with buttered breadcrumbs and bake at 350 about 20-25 minutes until the top is lightly browned and the sauce is bubbly. I saw one the other day for Asparagus wrapped in thinly sliced Mozzarella and Prosciotto (sp). I think they steamed it first though. That's what got me thinking about it. I just ened up steaming mine and putting Hollandaise sauce on it. Not bad, but a little limp. There's cream of asparagus soup; or many asian soup recipes call for asparagus tips. The snapped-off tough stems are good for adding when making vegetable stock; I keep a bag of fresh veggie "discards" (including tough broccoli stems, bits of bell pepper - sans seeds - that small wedge of onion that just won't get used, etc.) in the freezer for just this purpose. My Grandmother made Asparagus soup, which I liked. But I was never crazy about the fresh stuff. Yeah I saw your Lamb surprise (or whatever) last week where you talked about saving the stems. So I froze mine too. Did this help at all? Jill Yes, as always. |
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Asparagus (WAS: Bosley Can TALK!)
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Bill Stock wrote: wrote in message ups.com... No kidding. Except no one else was around to hear it except me. Now I know what that sounds like :-) Everyone's been so damn nice to you all day, it's been killing me! Your cat is not talking to you Sherry, so take your Meds. LOL Mine talks to me! Now. Can we get a good Asparagus recipe Jill, I've got a new found love for the stuff. Sorry, you have to insult me first Asparagus is great roasted or grilled. Just drizzle with a little olive oil (or the oil of your choice, except for motor oil or baby oil, of course!). Sprinkle lightly with a little salt & pepper. For the grill, I like Reynold's nifty perforated aluminium grill sheets so you don't have to worry about stuff like asparagus falling through the grates. (It's good for fish that gets extra flaky, too.) Whether you grill it or roast it in the oven, you want a fairly high, constant heat and only cook it until it turns a bright green and is tender-crisp (although I like mine a little softer so I watch it carefully for a couple of extra minutes). I recently ran across a recipe for Asparagus Au Gratin. Essentially you lay the snapped asparagus spears lengthwise in a small baking dish. Prepare a medium white sauce: 3 Tbs. butter, melted; stir in 2-3 Tbs. flour seasoned with salt & pepper until you have a smooth paste. Add 1 cup milk or light cream and stir over medium heat until the sauce thickens. Pour this over the asparagus. At this point you can choose your cheese. The recipe called for finely shredded cheddar. Use your favourite cheese but make sure it's a good melting cheese. Sprinkle lightly with buttered breadcrumbs and bake at 350 about 20-25 minutes until the top is lightly browned and the sauce is bubbly. There's cream of asparagus soup; or many asian soup recipes call for asparagus tips. The snapped-off tough stems are good for adding when making vegetable stock; I keep a bag of fresh veggie "discards" (including tough broccoli stems, bits of bell pepper - sans seeds - that small wedge of onion that just won't get used, etc.) in the freezer for just this purpose. The au gratin sounds so good. We are just starting to get really nice asparagus. I like to blanche it and serve it cold with oil and garlic or an Italian dressing. Jo |
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Asparagus (WAS: Bosley Can TALK!)
Try sauce maltaise. It's just hollandaise made with orange instead of
lemon, but it's truly yummy on lightly steamed fresh green veggies, including asparagus. Find a good hollandaise recipe and use the same proportions and techniques. A light curry sauce is good too... -- Emc^2 (who shared Monday's chicken curry with Montgomery, but doesn't think he'd like the asparagus...) |
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Asparagus (WAS: Bosley Can TALK!)
wrote in message oups.com... Try sauce maltaise. It's just hollandaise made with orange instead of lemon, but it's truly yummy on lightly steamed fresh green veggies, including asparagus. Find a good hollandaise recipe and use the same proportions and techniques. A light curry sauce is good too... -- Emc^2 (who shared Monday's chicken curry with Montgomery, but doesn't think he'd like the asparagus...) Our first cat Sam loved asparagus and strawberries. For his whole life, if we had asparagus, he got the very tips. Jo |
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Asparagus (WAS: Bosley Can TALK!)
Jo Firey wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Bill Stock wrote: wrote in message ups.com... No kidding. Except no one else was around to hear it except me. Now I know what that sounds like :-) Everyone's been so damn nice to you all day, it's been killing me! Now. Can we get a good Asparagus recipe Jill, I've got a new found love for the stuff. I recently ran across a recipe for Asparagus Au Gratin. Essentially you lay the snapped asparagus spears lengthwise in a small baking dish. Prepare a medium white sauce: 3 Tbs. butter, melted; stir in 2-3 Tbs. flour seasoned with salt & pepper until you have a smooth paste. Add 1 cup milk or light cream and stir over medium heat until the sauce thickens. Pour this over the asparagus. At this point you can choose your cheese. The recipe called for finely shredded cheddar. Use your favourite cheese but make sure it's a good melting cheese. Sprinkle lightly with buttered breadcrumbs and bake at 350 about 20-25 minutes until the top is lightly browned and the sauce is bubbly. The au gratin sounds so good. We are just starting to get really nice asparagus. I like to blanche it and serve it cold with oil and garlic or an Italian dressing. Jo Jo, if you like brussels sprouts try some fresh ones done au gratin like this. You'll want to split them and steam them briefly, first. The proceed with the recipe as I stated above. I've done this many times and most people who say they hate brussels sprouts don't even know they are eating brussels sprouts! It's a lovely dish. Jill |
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