IMPOSSIBLE HAM AND ASPARAGUS PIE
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
2 c Ham; fully cooked, smoked*
1 1/2 c Swiss cheese; shredded
1 lb Fresh asparagus; cut 1′
2 Green onions; sliced
1 1/2 c Milk
3 Eggs
3/4 c Bisquick
1/4 ts Salt
1/8 ts Pepper
Heat oven to 400. (…)
ASPARAGI FRITTI AL PROSCIUTTO
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
16 Fat asparagus spears
- washed and trimmed
- (See NOTE)
1 ts Salt
6 tb Butter
2 Eggs; beaten together
Flour; for dredging
16 sm Slices prosciutto
1 tb Cooking oil
COOK ASPARAGUS IN BOILING salted water until barely tender, about 10minutes. (…)
ASPARAGUS MALTAISE
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
2 lb Asparagus
3 Egg yolks
2 tb Lemon juice
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 c Butter or margarine
1 ts Grated orange peel
3 tb Orange juice
Snap tough ends from asparagus and discard. (…)
SPRING VEGETABLE STEW
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
3 md Leeks; the white parts only
-sliced in 1/4-inch rounds
2 lg Artichokes
2 Lemons; juice only
3/4 lb Fava beans, shelled
-(if available)
1 lb Thick asparagus
1 tb Butter
1 tb Virgin olive oil
5 sm Garlic cloves; unpeeled
Salt
1 1/2 c Water
6 sm Turnips; peeled and halved
6 sm Carrots
- peeled and halved lengthwise
1 lb Fresh peas; shelled, -=OR=-
1 c -Frozen peas
Additional butter, to taste
Chopped fresh herbs; such as
-Parsley, Thyme, Basil,
-Marjoram
Freshly milled pepper
WASH THE SLICED LEEKS really well, as they are always sandy. (…)
ASPARAGUS WITH TOASTED PINE NUTS And LEMON VINAIGRETTE
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 lb Asparagus, fresh spears
3 tb Pine nuts
1/4 c Olive oil
1 tb Lemon juice, fresh
1 Clove garlic, crushed
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Basil, dried whole
1/2 ts Oregano, dried whole
Pepper, freshly ground
Snap off tough ends of asparagus. (…)
THAI SHRIMP WITH ASPARAGUS
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
3/4 lb Large shrimp
1 ts Salt
1 lb Fresh asparagus
1/2 c Whole straw mushrooms
-Fresh or Canned
4 Green onions
2 tb Vegetable or peanut oil
3 Garlic cloves; chopped
1 ts Sugar
1/2 ts Ground black pepper
1 tb Thai fish sauce (nam pla)
1 tb Oyster sauce
1/4 c Chicken stock
SHELL AND DEVEIN the shrimp. (…)
ASPARAGUS AND BEEF WITH BLACK BEANS
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 tb Salted preserved black beans
2 Garlic cloves; minced
2 sl Ginger (quarter-sized)
- minced
1/2 lb Flank steak
1 sm Onion; sliced
1 lb Asparagus; cut into 1/2-in
- thick diagonal pieces
3 tb Peanut oil
1/2 ts Salt
1 tb Dark soy sauce
1/2 c Chicken stock
2 ts Cornstarch; mixed with
1 tb Water
1/2 ts Sugar
1/2 tb Oyster sauce
1 ds Sesame oil
Hot steamed rice
——————————-BEEF MARINADE——————————-1/2 ts Sugar1 tb Rice wine or dry sherry1/2 tb Soy sauce1 ts Cornstarch1/2 ts Sesame oil
COVER THE BLACK BEANS with warm water for 5 minutes. (…)
GARLICKY PORK-AND-ASPARAGUS PANCAKES
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1/3 c Sifted all-purpose flour
4 ts Sugar
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
5 lg Eggs; beaten until frothy
1/2 lb Ground pork shoulder
6 md Scallions; trimmed
- sliced thin
- (include some green tops)
3 lg Garlic cloves
- peeled and minced
2 ts Oriental sesame oil
1/2 lb Tender young asparagus
-trimmed of coarse stem ends
- peeled and cut into
- moderately fine julienne
2 tb Vegetable oil
——————————-DIPPING SAUCE——————————-1 1′ cube ginger- peeled and minced1/3 c Soy sauce1 tb Cider vinegar1 tb Mirin (sweet rice wine)1 ts Hot sesame oil
SIFT THE FLOUR, SALT, PEPPER and 2 teaspoons of the sugar into a largebowl. (…)
WHITE ASPARAGUS WITH BROWN BUTTER
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
3 lb White asparagus
2 qt Boiling water mixed with
4 ts Salt
1/2 c Unsalted butter
2/3 c Fine,soft white bread crumbs
1/2 ts Freshly ground black pepper
SNAP OFF THE WOODY ENDS of the asparagus and discard them or save them tomake soup. (…)
ASPARAGUS-AND-EMMENTHALER TART
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
1 lb Asparagus (preferably white)
2 qt :boiling water mixed with
4 ts Salt
1 (9-in) unbaked pie shell
3 oz Well aged Emmenthaler cheese
-coarsely grated
3/4 c Milk
3/4 c Whipping cream
2 md Eggs; lightly beaten
1/4 c Freshly grated Parmesan
1 tb Kirschwasser
1 ts Salt
2 tb Finely snipped fresh dill OR
1/2 ts -Dill weed
1/4 ts Ground mace
1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper
Emmenthaler is a dry, aged cheese that accents the flavor of asparagus.Serve as the main course of a light lunch or supper. (…)