Because the cultivation of the white asparagus, in a environment void of Sunlight to keep it white requires high amount of labour. Here, we want to share this soup, one of my favourite to the audience, who have not heard of this famous dish.
Makes 6 servings
From Jennifer McGavin, Your Guide to German Food. This white asparagus soup is made from puréed asparagus and broth, with some cream added. The heads of the asparagus spears are held back until the last minutes of cooking. They add a sense of luxury to the soup, after all, the heads are the best part of the asparagus! |
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| PREPARATION: Make sure you peel white asparagus before you chop it into small pieces. Here is a method for prepping white asparagus. Sauté the onion in the butter until soft in the bottom of a 4 quart saucepan. Add the pieces of asparagus (minus the heads) and steam for 5 minutes. Add the broth and boil gently for about 30 minutes, or until the asparagus is very soft. Purée the soup in batches in the blender (place a towel over the lid and hold down the lid so the hot soup does not splatter) or with a hand blender and return to pan. Bring to a simmer and add the reserved asparagus heads. Cook at least 5 minutes, or until they are fork-tender. Turn down the heat and add the cream. Do not boil further. Taste and add salt and freshly ground pepper as needed. You may also want to add a few spoonfuls of white wine, if you think the soup needs acidity. Garnish with parsley. |
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There is a lot to say about this soup, like for example "YUMMY"! ![[em2]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_laugh.gif){kind=icon}
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Quoting from [germex]:There is a lot to say about this soup, like for example "YUMMY"!
Silly me, I was told white asparagus is from Brazil. Now I know it is found mainly in Northern Europe.
One question though, I understand that they normally asparagus together with tomatoes. The reason being tomatoes plant emit certain chemical compound that help to get rid of pest feeding on asparagus and the asparagus also help to prevent the tomatoes plant from disease (do not how).
So if lack of sunlight caused the asparagus to paled, what will it do to the tomatoes??![[em1]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_smile.gif){kind=icon}
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And thanks for the recipe, I love asparagus.
Quoting from [rgs_frankyeo]:I've never seen them growing together. Maybe that's only necessary in warm climates - Germany is cold.One question though, I understand that they normally asparagus together with tomatoes. The reason being tomatoes plant emit certain chemical compound that help to get rid of pest feeding on asparagus and the asparagus also help to prevent the tomatoes plant from disease (do not how).
So if lack of sunlight caused the asparagus to paled, what will it do to the tomatoes??
And thanks for the recipe, I love asparagus.
Quoting from [germex]:Quoting from [rgs_frankyeo]:I've never seen them growing together. Maybe that's only necessary in warm climates - Germany is cold.One question though, I understand that they normally asparagus together with tomatoes. The reason being tomatoes plant emit certain chemical compound that help to get rid of pest feeding on asparagus and the asparagus also help to prevent the tomatoes plant from disease (do not how).
So if lack of sunlight caused the asparagus to paled, what will it do to the tomatoes??
And thanks for the recipe, I love asparagus.
We do have the Asparagus produced here in China too. Did you check my last post for the Asparagus fried rice cooking in Western way?
We do have the Asparagus produced here in China too. Did you check my last post for the Asparagus fried rice cooking in Western way?Couldn't find the post. What is the subject line?
Quoting from [germex]:We do have the Asparagus produced here in China too. Did you check my last post for the Asparagus fried rice cooking in Western way?Couldn't find the post. What is the subject line?
http://resources.alibaba.com/topic/312866/Dear_SS_How_About_this_Asparagus_fried_rice_.htm
Quoting from [Leosun]:Somehow i managed to overlook it. Thank you!Couldn't find the post. What is the subject line?
http://resources.alibaba.com/topic/312866/Dear_SS_How_About_this_Asparagus_fried_rice_.htm
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