Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce
Green asparagus fried in butter and served with a classic hollandaise sauce. (18 February 2017, 20:14)
Ingredients
| 2 връзки (500 г всяка) | green asparagus |
| 100 г | cow's butter (for frying) |
| на вкус | salt and black pepper |
| 3 бр. | egg yolks (for the sauce) |
| 2 с. л. | water (for the sauce) |
| 200 г | cow's butter (for the sauce) |
| — | juice of half a lemon |
| на вкус | salt and white pepper |
Instructions
- The egg yolks are mixed with the water in a bowl set over a water bath and whisked with a whisk until they turn pale and fluffy.
- The butter for the sauce is melted and poured in a thin stream over the yolks, stirring constantly. (The egg white that separates from the melted butter at the bottom of the dish is not added.)
- Once all the butter has been absorbed, season with salt, white pepper and the lemon juice.
- The asparagus is cleaned, peeled and 2-3 cm are cut off the base.
- Fry them briefly, in two batches, in the butter, also divided in two.
- Drain from the fat and serve with the sauce.