Peel the tough peel of the asparagus, cut off the ends of the asparagus, place in a saucepan in an upright position (for convenience, you can tie the asparagus with a thread). Cook the asparagus for 3-4 minutes, steam for 5 minutes.
How to cook asparagus
You will need – asparagus (half a kilo), water
How to prepare asparagus for cooking
1. Rinse the asparagus under cold running water.
2. Peel the asparagus film on the top of the asparagus, fibrous skins and rough areas with a sharp short-bladed knife or a potato peeler.
3. Gather the asparagus in a bunch and cut off the roots.
4. Tie a bunch of asparagus with a string so that the vegetables cook evenly.
How to cook asparagus
1. Place the asparagus in a tall saucepan and add water to half the length of the vegetable to steam the asparagus heads.
2. Salt water at the rate of 1 teaspoon per 1 liter of water.
3. Put the saucepan over high heat and wait until it boils.
4. After boiling, reduce heat to medium and cook asparagus for 3-4 minutes.
Serve hot with your favorite sauces.
How to steam asparagus
1. Place the asparagus in a steamer container and sprinkle with salt evenly.
2. Pour water into the water container.
3. Steam green asparagus for 5 minutes, white asparagus for 7 minutes.
See how to boil dried asparagus.
Asparagus cream soup
Products
Asparagus – 600 grams
Butter – 100 grams
Flour – 200 grams
Milk – 1 cup
Egg yolks – 2 pieces
How to make asparagus cream soup
1. Boil fresh asparagus, then rub through a sieve, add 1 glass of broth, bring to a boil.
2. Mix egg yolks, milk and butter, flour, season with asparagus mixture.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Serve with bacon on the plates.
Delicious facts
– White asparagus different from green, first of all, by the way of cultivation: white asparagus grows in the form of a root and is removed from the ground quite young, therefore it has a white color. Green asparagus is young stems up to 20 centimeters long, which have risen to the sun and therefore acquired a classic color.
– It is believed that white asparagus is more nutritioussince on the surface of the soil, asparagus sprouts partially lose nutrients.
– The taste of both white and green asparagus resembles taste green peas.
– Cost asparagus in stores – from 1000 rubles / 1 kilogram of fresh green asparagus and from 1000 rubles / 1 kilogram of white asparagus (as of April 2017). Asparagus is considered a delicacy. Frozen asparagus is sold for 200-300 rubles / pound.
– Latin asparagus named “Asparagus”, by the name of the amino acid asparagine. Asparagus is fortified with this acid, and the consumption of foods containing asparagine is considered essential for the normal functioning of the nervous system and support of activity.
– When choosing asparagus in the store, you need to pay attention to the appearance of the asparagus: the sprouts or roots should not be flabby, but elastic; the skin should be even, the fruit should be intact, the color should be of natural brightness.
– Calorie value boiled white asparagus – 17 kcal / 100 grams, green – 25 kcal / 100 grams.