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Asparagus "en petit pois"

As the name suggests, this historic recipe (see below for more details) treats asparagus like peas, Napoleonic French style: first cooked the usual way, then cut small (to look like peas), cooked again in stock, and finished with a cream and egg yolk sauce.

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Last modified on: May 2^nd 2021

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 400 g Asparagus
2 15 g butter
3 50 ml Vegetable stock
4 50 ml liquid cream
5 1 egg yolk
6 1 pinch grated nutmeg
7 chives
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 535 grams

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31 min.	11 min.	42 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

Prepare and cook 400 g Asparagus in a large pan of salted water until barely tender, but still slightly firm. Do not overcook.

If they are too long, cut them in half.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Drain, cool under running cold water, then drain again.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Cut the asparagus into small pieces the size of peas (obviously).

Stage 4

Prepare all the asparagus like this, transferring the cut pieces onto a cloth to dry.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Put a large saucepan on medium heat and melt 15 g butter.

When hot, add the asparagus, salt, pepper and mix well.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Add 50 ml Vegetable stock and leave to simmer until the stock had almost completely evaporated.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Add i50 ml liquid cream and 1 egg yolk. Mix well.

Stage 8 - 4 min.

Leave on low heat to thicken gently.

Stage 9

Serve in small individual dishes.

Remarks

You can use chicken stock instead of the vegetable stock.

This recipe takes its inspiration from Jean-Claude Brisville's play "Le Souper " (The Supper), which shows a supper – possibly imagined – shared by Fouché (Napoleon's chief of police) and Talleyrand (Napoleon's crafty chief diplomat) on the eve of the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815.

Talleyrand is hosting in sumptuous style, his personal cook Antonin Carème is in the kitchen, and among the dishes on the menu is "Asperges en petits pois", for which he gives Fouché the recipe, saying it comes from a certain Monsieur de Cussy (Chief Steward of the imperial household under Napoleon, then under Louis XVIII).
It's a terrific historical drama (you can watch an extract here and test your French!), which was later made into an excellent film.

And to drink?

I suggest a nice Valençay, either white or red, whichever you prefer, to enter properly into the spirit of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, known simply as Talleyrand.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made, based on Jean-Claude Brisville's play "Le Souper".

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
692 Kcal or 2,897 Kj	19 gr	42 gr	50 gr
35 %	7 %	4 %	8 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
129 Kcal or 540 Kj	4 gr	8 gr	9 gr
6 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
346 Kcal or 1,449 Kj	10 gr	21 gr	25 gr
17 %	4 %	2 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Celery, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 3.20 €
Per person : 1.60 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Asparagus: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Filet mignon with asparagus, Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, How to prepare asparagus, White asparagus salad, Asparagus and spinach gratin, ... All
	Vegetable stock: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork medallions with "full" turnips, Foie gras Chantilly , Stuffed cabbage leaves, Sausages with baked beans, French style, Mixed vegetable curry, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rosemary steamed fish, Ham pasta bake, Tandoori-flavoured chicken with leeks, Leek fondue, Sausage mushroom and cheese crumble, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and Comté Loaf, Chocolate mousse, Prune Far, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Comtoise apple charlotte, ... All

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