Asparagus in a Rich Cream Sauce circa 1930
From mystic_river1 15 years ago
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh asparagus Tips, boiled in salted water shopping list
- 1 Cup milk shopping list
- 2 eggs, beaten lightly shopping list
- 1 tsp. butter shopping list
- pepper to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Boil 2 cups asparagus tips in salted water 15 minutes, then drain; meaantime, make a cream sauce by boiling 1 cup milk in a double boiler, then pour part of it over 2 eggs, beaten lightly, and adding this to rest of milk in boiler, stirring vigorously throughout process until sauce begins to thicken; add 1 teaspoon butter, season with pepper, and remove; arrange asparagus on toast, and pour sauce over it; or, but asparagus in small lenghts, mix with sauce, and serve in pastry patties.
- OR... Cook asparagus as above, and serve with a sauce of 3 Tablespoons melted butter, seasoned with a little lemon juice, red pepper and salt to taste; serve on toast or croutons.
- OR... Wash asparagus, tie in bunches, and boil until tender; arrange on warm plates or on toast; serve with sauce as above, or with thick cream tomato sauce.
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Reviewed by 6 people-
lovely ways to cook asparagus. Thank you for posting it!
elgab89
in Toronto loved it
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I don't NEED the cream sauce.....but...I'm going to have it! Thanks...love asparagus!
pat2me
in Nashua loved it
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I don't NEED the cream sauce.....but...I'm going to have it! Thanks...love asparagus!
pat2me
in Nashua loved it
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