Asparagus is a product that has tremendous nutritional value and excellent taste. It is prepared in a variety of ways, and we will tell you some simple recipes.
Recipe content:
- How to cook asparagus properly - cooking secrets
- Homemade asparagus in a creamy shrimp sauce
- How to make an asparagus omelette at home
- Cooking asparagus with rocket salad and grilled cheese
- How to make delicious asparagus spaghetti
- Video recipes
Asparagus in our country is a rather unusual product. However, it is no more difficult to prepare than our other vegetables. This versatile product is served both hot and cold. Main dishes or side dishes are prepared from it, baked, canned, boiled, stewed … Therefore, there are a lot of recipes for asparagus dishes.
Asparagus contains a large amount of valuable substances, and adherence to certain rules for its preparation will help keep them in their original amount. In terms of useful and nutritional values, it significantly exceeds other vegetables.
How to cook asparagus properly - cooking secrets
The Western world has long called asparagus the queen of all vegetables, thanks to its composition and ease of preparation. However, several secrets about this plant still exist, and it will not be superfluous to know them.
- Asparagus season is late April early May. The harvest ends on June 24.
- Asparagus comes in green, white and purple colors. The shoots of the first can be eaten raw or cooked for a short time. White asparagus tastes more delicate and requires longer cooking times. However, you cannot overdo it, otherwise the food will not be so tasty. It has more calories than green fruits.
- It takes 5 minutes to blanch young pods. And during this time it will retain its vitamins and nutrients.
- It is better to cut the pods into 2-3 pieces. Coarser vegetables retain more nutrients when cooked.
- Young thick shoots up to 15-16 cm long are considered the most delicious.
- When buying asparagus, pay attention to the firmness and firmness of the stems with dense tops and an even color.
- Do not store asparagus in a bundle.
- Cooked asparagus can be handled and eaten from tip to tip.
- To prevent the pods from losing their color, send them to boiling and salted water.
- Many culinary experts oblige the shoots in a bunch of 7-10 pieces before cooking. green onions or green stalks are suitable as a thread.
- To prevent the asparagus from coming out watery, remove it immediately from the stove and place it in ice water or discard it in a colander when it is done.
- While cooking, add lemon juice to a pot of water. This will improve the taste of the asparagus.
Homemade asparagus in a creamy shrimp sauce
The easiest and most delicious way to cook asparagus is to blanch it in boiling salted water. Well, and a mega delicious dish - with creamy sauce and shrimps. High in protein and low in fat and carbohydrates. A dish like this must make a living in your cookbook!
- Caloric content per 100 g - 48 kcal.
- Servings - 1
- Cooking time - 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- Asparagus - 100 g
- Shrimps - 200 g
- Olive oil - 1 tablespoon
- Butter - 1 tablespoon
- Garlic - 1 clove
- Heavy cream - 100 ml
- Chili pepper - 1/2 pod
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper - to taste
Step by step cooking:
- Blanch the asparagus in boiling and salted water for about 1-2 minutes.
- Defrost the shrimp, cut off the heads and shell. Leave the juice that remains from their defrosting, use for another dish.
- Heat olive oil in a saucepan. Add minced garlic and chili.
- When the garlic is clear, remove it along with the pepper.
- Add butter, shrimp and cream. Season with salt and simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Pour the shrimps into the sauce and heat for 1 minute.
- Serve the asparagus with a creamy sauce.
How to make an asparagus omelette at home
Omelet with asparagus - a great, delicious, hearty breakfast. Eggs will give you a boost of energy for the whole day, and asparagus will replenish with useful minerals and vitamins. This breakfast will last until lunchtime.
Ingredients:
- Green asparagus - 200 g
- Milk - 150 ml
- Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
- Parmesan - 100 g
- Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon
- Salt to taste
- Eggs - 5 pcs.
Step by step cooking:
- Wash the asparagus, cut at the bottom 2 cm. Peel the stems. Place the vegetable in boiling salted water and blanch for 5 minutes.
- Whisk eggs and milk in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet and add asparagus.
- Pour the egg mixture into the skillet and cover the skillet with a lid.
- Cook the omelette over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle the finished dish with grated cheese and continue cooking, covered over low heat for 3-4 minutes.
- Sprinkle with lemon juice before serving.
Cooking asparagus with rocket salad and grilled cheese
This warm salad is perfect for a romantic dinner. The products are perfectly combined, so the dish will brighten up the evening perfectly. It looks amazing and the taste is excellent.
Ingredients:
- Asparagus - 500 g
- Rucola salad - 150 g leaves
- Walnuts - 100 g
- Olive oil - for dressing
- Goat cheese - 400 g
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp
- Mustard - to taste
- String green beans - 150 g
- Avocado - 1 pc.
- Wine vinegar - 1/4 tablespoon
Step by step cooking:
- Chop the nuts and fry a little in a dry frying pan.
- Boil the asparagus in salted water for about 5 minutes until tender.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and fry cheese cut into 3 cm pieces until golden brown.
- Peel the avocado, cut into slices and drizzle with lemon juice.
- Stir in the asparagus, avocado, and rucola.
- Season the food with salt and pepper.
- Combine olive oil, mustard and vinegar. Season the salad with the mixture.
- Spread hot cheese on top and sprinkle with nuts.
How to make delicious asparagus spaghetti
Asparagus and spaghetti is a delicious and quite hearty dish on its own that can be served for breakfast or dinner. In addition, it does not take long to prepare, only 10 minutes.
Ingredients:
- Spaghetti - 300 g
- Asparagus - 6 stalks
- Hard cheese - 100 g
- Frozen green peas - 300 g
- Olive oil - for frying
- Leeks - 1 pc.
- Spinach - 3 handfuls
- Vegetable broth - 100 ml
Step by step cooking:
- Defrost green peas.
- Boil the spaghetti in salted water for 2 minutes less than indicated on the package.
- Remove the coarse part of the asparagus and cut the stems into several parts.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet and saute the leeks until translucent.
- Add the asparagus and green peas to the skillet.
- Pour in vegetable stock and salt.
- Put ready-made spaghetti into a frying pan with vegetables and pour in 2 ladles of water in which they were cooked.
- Add spinach, stir and heat to float.
- Grate the cheese.
- Put the pasta on a serving dish, sprinkle with cheese and stir everything.
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