Asparagus growing

Asparagus risotto with shrimps

Ingredients (4 persons)

10.5 ounces of wild asparagus
14 ounces of shrimp tails
2 vegetable cubes
2.8 ounces of onion
2 tablespoons of olive oil
10.5 ounces of rice
2 tablespoons white wine
half a lemon
salt
sugar
1 tablespoon of sliced mint

Preparation

1. Cut of the thick asparagus parts and put the tops in boiling water, in which you previously added a bit of salt and sugar. Cook them on low heat for about 5 minutes, and then take them out and drain them.

2. Fry chopped onion on olive oil and add washed rice. Fry altogether shortly, add vegetable cubes and pour with one cup of water.

3. Fry for about 5 minutes while occasionally adding water (about one cup). Then add shrimp tails, asparagus, wine and lemon juice. Fry it altogether for 10 more minutes.

Serving

Arrange the risotto on warm plates and sprinkle with freshly sliced mint.

Tip

After the risotto is cooked, stir in 3/4 ounces of butter.

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Here is short and simple recipe for a quick to prepare and tasty Asparagus soup.

Ingredients

1,5 lbs Asparagus
1 lbs potatoes
1,5 oz smoked bacon
lemon juice
6,5 oz cream
a little parsley, salt and pepper

Preparation

Cook the asparagus, cut and dry them.
Cook the potatoes in the water from the asparagus, drain them and mix with a mixer when they cool down. Add chopped asparagus, chopped and fried bacon, salt and pepper, and lemon juice to taste.
Mix the cream and add it to the soup along with parsley.

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Asparagus pie

Preparation time: 01:20:00

Ingredients (for 4-6 persons)
For dough:
250 g wheat flour
120 g butter
1 egg
1 tablespoon sour cream
salt

For stuffing:
300 g asparagus
1 teaspoon sugar
10 g butter
pepper
nutmeg
1 parsley spring onion
250 g gourd
3 tablespoons olive oil
200 ml cream
2 eggs
2 egg yolk

Preparation

1. Add sliced butter to wheat floor and mix it with electric mixer. Then add egg, sour cream, little salt and and knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, and comes easily away from the work surface. Shape the dough into a ball, cover it with aluminum foil and leave on a cold place for at least one hour.

2. Meanwhile, peel the asparagus and cut off the woody ends. Then put asparagus spears into a vessel filled with boiling salted water, add sugar and butter. Cook them for 5 minutes, then take them out and dry them.

3. Peel the spring onion, wash it and slice it. Wash the gourd and slice it.

4. Knead the dough briefly, put it in a pie mold and prick bottom of dough all over with a fork.

5. Fry onion and gourd on olive oil, add some pepper.

6. Mix it with cream, eggs and egg yolk, then add pepper and nutmeg.

7. On half-baked dough sort onion, asparagus and gourd, then cover it with the stuffing.

8. Bake for around 15 to 20 minutes.

Serving

Slice the pie and serve it as a appetizer.

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Ingredients (for 4 persons)

1 kg /2,2 lb asparagus
Sauce:
4-5 hard boiled eggs
100 ml/3,4 oz wine vinegar
100 ml/3,4 oz water
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon mustard
100 ml/3,4 oz oil
pepper
twig of parsley
twig of dill
chives
100 ml/3,4 oz sour cream

Preparation

1. Peel the asparagus and cut off the woody ends. Tie spears together with a string and put them standing upright in a cooking vessel filled with boiling salted water. Water should reach the middle of spears, so that the tougher bottom of the spears can cook thoroughly in boiling water, while thinner delicate tips are lightly steamed. Cook them for 10 to 15 minutes, until the woody ends are tender. Take them out, dry them and cool down.

2. Sauce preparation: mix water and vinegar, add sugar. Boil it shortly and cool down.

3. Meanwhile, chop eggs and parsley and finely slice chives and dill.

4. When water-vinegar mix is cooled down, add mustard, oil, chopped eggs, parsley, dill and chives. Then add sour cream, mix everything and add pepper and salt to taste.

5. Leave the sauce somewhere cold 1-2 hours.

Serving

Sort cooked asparagus on a plate and pour the sauce over them. If you prefer, you can decorate them with slices of ham and hard boiled eggs.

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Ingredients

Onion
Garlic
Parsley
Celery leaf
Bunch of asparagus
A little bit of chili
Chive, basil, oregano or other herbs on request
Tomato juice
Salt
Olive oil

Preparation

Stew the chopped onion on olive oil. When tender, add the asparagus, garlic, chili, finely chopped celery leaves and parsley, tomato juice and other herbs. Add some salt and stew a little bit more.

photo credit: arifm

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Dough

15 dkg spelt flour
15 dkg self-raising flour
4 oil (sunflower, olive)
1 teaspoon salt

Dissolve one half of fresh yeast (about 20 g) in a warm milk mixed with 1 teaspoon of sugar and 2 teaspoons of flour. When grown, mix it with the above ingredients by adding some water or milk (about 1.5 dl). When it starts to separate from the pot, cover and place on warm.

Filling

1 large bulb of onion
1 bunch of asparagus
3-5 cloves of garlic
Stew the chopped onions, asparagus and garlic on olive oil.

Feta cheese
Hard cheese for pizza
Mashed tomatoes
Oregano

Preparation

1) Stretch lifted dough with your hands or roller and put it on an oiled brass.

2) Put mashed tomatoes, asparagus cream, shredded cheese and oregano on the dough.

3) You can add olives and mushrooms if you like.

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You can prepare this easily, it’s low-calorie and nutritious.

Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

2 lbs asparagus
5 oz shredded mozzarella cheese (you can also use parmesan or some other cheese you prefer)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons sliced parsley
salt and peper

Preparation

1. Wash asparagus and then boil them in water until they become softer (around 10 minutes).

2. Pre-heat oven. Coat cookie sheet or pan with oil.

3. Dry asparagus stalks on paper towels. Put them on cookie sheet and cover with shredded cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Place cookie sheet or pan in oven for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

5. Cover it with parsley and serve hot.

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This is very easy to prepare, it is tasteful, nutritious and healthy.

Ingredients for 4 persons:

50 dkg (18 ounces) asparagus
5 eggs
4 table spoons sour cream
salt, pepper
twig of parsley
1 onion
olive oil or butter

Preparation

1. Steam the asparagus in salty water for 5 minutes.

2. Heat sliced onion in a pan with olive oil (or butter) for few minutes

3. Add sliced cooked asparagus and sliced parsley. Salt and pepper to taste

3. Whisk the eggs and add sour cream to the mixture.

4. Pour the mixture to the pan and cook on medium heat for few minutes, until it is firm.

Serve warm as an appetizer or serve it as a meal with a salad.

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