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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 4 people, you will need:

1 0 kg 2 g green asparagus spears
2 1 cup liquid cream
3 2 handfuls sorrel
4 0 kg 2 g cooked rice
5 salt
6 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

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 0 kg 2 g green asparagus spears, then drain throroughly and cut into small pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

Pour 1 cup liquid cream into a large saucepan on medium heat. Salt, pepper and bring to the boil.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Add 2 handfuls sorrel, roughly chopped, and mix in.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add 0 kg 2 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
4,466 Kcal or 18,698 Kj	41 gr	245 gr	369 gr
223 %	16 %	23 %	56 %

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 4 people : 12.13 €
Per person : 3.03 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Green asparagus spears: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Creamy polenta with green asparagus, Green asparagus omelette, Raw green asparagus salad, Veal with mushrooms and green asparagus, Minestrone, ... All
	Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato ladybirds, Rice with spring greens, Seafood rice salad, Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin with Parmesan flavours, Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, Flamiche, Sautéed turmeric chicken with mushrooms, Roquefort sauce, ... All
	Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, Herb salad, Salmon with sorrel, How to prepare sorrel, Sorrel omelette, ... All

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