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Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel

This recipe partners green asparagus with sorrel, which adds a slight bitterness and hint of acidity, and cooked rice, all blended to a rich finish with cream.

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Last modified on: May 5^th 2024

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 300 g green asparagus spears
2 100 ml liquid cream
3 1 handful sorrel
4 200 g cooked rice
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 600 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
34 min.	10 min.	44 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 30 min.

Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel

Prepare and cook 300 g green asparagus spears, then drain throroughly and cut into small pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

Pour 100 ml liquid cream into a large saucepan on medium heat. Salt, pepper and bring to the boil.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Add 1 handful sorrel, roughly chopped, and mix in.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add 200 g cooked rice...

Stage 5 - 1 min.

...then the asparagus and mix well.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Leave just to heat through, as everything is already cooked.

Check the seasoning then serve.

Garnish, if you like, with a few chive flowers.

Remarks

You can easily use white instead of green asparagus, and this can be cooked in advance, even the day before.

For an even creamier texture, replace half the cream with mascarpone.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,233 Kcal or 9,349 Kj	20 gr	123 gr	185 gr
112 %	8 %	12 %	28 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
372 Kcal or 1,557 Kj	3 gr	20 gr	31 gr
19 %	1 %	2 %	5 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,117 Kcal or 4,677 Kj	10 gr	61 gr	92 gr
56 %	4 %	6 %	14 %

% 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, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 6.07 €
Per person : 3.04 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Green asparagus spears: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Veal with mushrooms and green asparagus, Creamy polenta with green asparagus, Pasta with green asparagus, Raw green asparagus salad, Eggs with green asparagus and Parmesan cheese, ... All
	Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Rice and fresh spinach salad, Rice and purple-sprouting broccoli salad, Seared tuna with lemon and lime, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ham pasta bake, Apple and almond gratin, Creamy risotto with diced vegetables and flax seeds, Celeriac in cream and mustard sauce, Chestnut cake, ... All
	Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Herb salad, How to prepare sorrel, Sorrel omelette, Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, Salmon with sorrel, ... All

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