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.
28K 6 3.8
Last modified on: May 2nd 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
2 litres 400 ml asparagus - 2
92.88 mls butter - 3
300 ml Vegetable stock - 4
300 ml liquid cream - 5
6 egg yolks - 6
6 pinches grated nutmeg - 7
chives - 8
salt - 9
pepper
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 31 min. | 11 min. | 42 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Prepare and cook 2 litres 400 ml 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.
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 92.88 mls butter.
When hot, add the asparagus, salt, pepper and mix well.
When hot, add the asparagus, salt, pepper and mix well.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Add 300 ml Vegetable stock and leave to simmer until the stock had almost completely evaporated.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Add i300 ml liquid cream and 6 egg yolks. 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.
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 |
| 1,775 Kcal or 7,432 Kj | 78 gr | 96 gr | 121 gr |
| 89 % | 30 % | 9 % | 18 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 68 Kcal or 285 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 5 gr |
| 3 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 148 Kcal or 620 Kj | 7 gr | 8 gr | 10 gr |
| 7 % | 3 % | 1 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 17.78 €
- Per person : 1.48 €
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)
 | Asparagus: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, Asparagus and spinach gratin, How to prepare asparagus, White asparagus salad, Filet mignon with asparagus, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock , Moist chocolate cake, Beurre blanc sauce, Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, Sautéed turmeric chicken with mushrooms, ... All |
 | Vegetable stock: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed vegetable curry, Endive and beer soup, Chinese Soup, Stuffed cabbage leaves, Light Broccoli Soup, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fillet of salmon meunière, Mushroom bourguignon, Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Langoustine sabayon tart, Far Normandy-Brittany, ... All |
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