Asparagus Entre

Welcome to course three. This is one of our traditional dishes we have each New Year, because we love it so much! It’s amazing how such a simple dish can be so super delicious! This is cooked asparagus with parma ham and hollandaise sauce.

Ingredients:

• 12 asparagus
• 6 slices of parma
• 300 g butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 small lemon
• salt, pepper and cayenne pepper

How to made Hollandaise Sauce:

1. Melt the butter
2. Add the egg yolks to a heat-resistant bowl
3. Bring water in a sauce pan to a boil, put the heat-resistant bowl on top. Make sure the bowl does not touch the water.
4. Whip vigorously for about 30 sec with a few drops of water in the egg yolks, continue whipping until it gets thicker and you feel a bit resistance
5. Add a little bit of the butter at a time, whipping between each time
6. Season to taste with lemon juice, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper.

How to Cook Asparagus:

1. Peel the asparagus and cut off the thicker end
2. Prepare an ice bath
3. Boil water
4. When water is boiling, add asparagus
5. Allow asparagus to boil for 1 minute
6. Quickly move asparagus to ice bath for 30 seconds
7. Then onto a clean kitchen towel and dry
8. Your asparagus is ready to serve

 

Here are all the courses from New Years Eve

• Strawberry & Spinach Salad with Strawberry Dressing
• Cauliflower Soup
• Asparagus Entre (you are here)
• Salmon Ceviche 
• Homemade Raviolo
• Mango Puree Palate Cleanser 
• Beef & Potatoes
• Chocolate Mousse
• Mini Lime Pie
• Cheese Platter