Creamy polenta with green asparagus

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 1 litre whole milk
• 2 250 g polenta meal
• 3 50 g butter
• 4 100 g cream
• 5 500 g green asparagus spears
• 6 1 spring onion (scallion)
• 7 20 g butter
• 8 parsley
• 9 salt
• 10 pepper
• Total weight: 2,045 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
35 min.	9 min.	44 min.

Step by step recipe

• 1: Prepare the polenta with 1 litre whole milk and 250 g polenta meal.
• 2: Once set, add 50 g butter and 100 g cream and mix well.
  Keep warm, covered.
• 3: Prepare 500 g green asparagus spears, cook them until "tender" and drain.
• 4: Cut into small pieces and set aside.
• 5: Prepare and chop 1 spring onion (scallion).
• 6: Put a frying pan over medium heat and pour in 20 g butter.
  When hot, add the minced spring onion, season with salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute.
• 7: Add the asparagus...
• 8: ...and chopped parsley.
  Mix well and check seasoning.
• 9: Pour the contents of the frying pan into the polenta pan, mix well and reheat gently if necessary.
  Check the seasoning one last time.
• 10: All set.

Remarks

You can decorate the serving plates with a few chive flowers.
This recipe can be used with other spring vegetables: peas, broad beans, etc.

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