How do you cook asparagus?
How do you cook asparagus?
Before cooking it, you have to know how to choose it well. You have to look at its base: it must be dry, but not brown, it is a sign of freshness. The asparagus must not be wrinkled, it would be dehydrated. And its tip should be pretty, not too soft.
Asparagus can be stored in the refrigerator, but in the vegetable drawer, in a damp cloth to avoid dehydration.
You have to peel the white ones. Violets and greens do not need it, they have lost their stringy protective skin.
Do not cook your asparagus in boiling water, all the taste will go into the water. Prefer steam.
With a vinaigrette or mousseline, lighter than mayonnaise thanks to the egg white, it's simple but so good.
You can also cook them in a sauté pan, in olive oil or in a soup with a little cream.
A delight!
Otherwise roast them with bacon like Christophe Bacquié, the chef who got 3 stars this year. He cooks them in a casserole dish and serves them with raw ham.
