Scrambled eggs with langoustines and asparagus tips.
For this dish, the langoustines and asparagus tips are sautéed bafore being mixed with the beaten eggs and finished like scrambled eggs.
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Last modified on: August 28th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
150 g asparagus tips - 2
300 g langoustines (scampi) - 3
20 g Clarified butter - 4
6 Eggs - 5
30 g butter - 6
salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 800 grams
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 31 min. | 19 min. | 50 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Prepare 150 g asparagus tips. If you are starting with whole asparagus spears, just keep the tips and use the rest for another recipe.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Cook 300 g langoustines (scampi) in salted boiling water for 1 minute (no longer), then shell.
Stage 3 - 4 min.
Melt 20 g Clarified butter in a frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add the langoustines.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Fry for 2 or 3 minutes until coloured, then add the asparagus tips, salt and pepper. Mix well and turn off the heat.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Melt 30 g butter in a frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, pour in the mixture.
Stage 8 - 7 min.
Using a wooden spatula or soft spatula, draw in the mixture from the edge of the pan towards the middle...
Stage 9
...and keep it moving until just beginning to set. The aim is to end up with softly scrambled eggs, rather than an omelette.
Stage 10
Serve immediately.
Remarks
If you don't have langousitnes, use any other crustaceans in season: shrimp, prawns, etc.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,339 Kcal or 5,606 Kj | 92 gr | 7 gr | 105 gr |
| 67 % | 35 % | 1 % | 16 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 167 Kcal or 699 Kj | 12 gr | 1 gr | 13 gr |
| 8 % | 4 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 335 Kcal or 1,403 Kj | 23 gr | 2 gr | 26 gr |
| 17 % | 9 % | <1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 10.04 €
- Per person : 2.51 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Langoustines (scampi): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chilli langoustines, Turban of sole with langoustines, Sesame fried scampi, Langoustine sabayon tart, Langoustine gratin, ... All |
 | Asparagus tips: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Scandinavian cocktail, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cashew-nut and Parmesan biscuits, Flognarde, Caramelised apple custards, Couscous, Creamy polenta with green asparagus, ... All |
 | Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Celeriac in cream and mustard sauce, European glass, Comtoise apple charlotte, Fillets of sole meunière, Warm apple feuillantines, ... All |
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