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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 26^th 2021

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 1 litre 200 ml green asparagus spears
2 400 ml liquid cream
3 4 handfuls sorrel
4 1 litre 280 ml cooked rice
5 salt
6 pepper

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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 1 litre 200 ml green asparagus spears, then drain throroughly and cut into small pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

Pour 400 ml liquid cream into a large saucepan on medium heat. Salt, pepper and bring to the boil.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Add 4 handfuls sorrel, roughly chopped, and mix in.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add 1 litre 280 ml 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
1,300 Kcal or 5,443 Kj	30 gr	98 gr	90 gr
65 %	11 %	9 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
65 Kcal or 272 Kj	1 gr	5 gr	5 gr
3 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
163 Kcal or 682 Kj	4 gr	12 gr	11 gr
8 %	1 %	1 %	2 %

% 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 8 people : 22.66 €
Per person : 2.83 €

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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, Raw green asparagus salad, Minestrone, Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan, Green asparagus omelette, ... All
	Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice à la grecque, Rice and peas, Baby broad beans and peas with rice and mascarpone , Tomatoes Provençal, Prawn salad with a crunch, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork escalope with mushrooms and sage cream, Apple and almond gratin, Plum and almond panna cotta, Veal with mushrooms and green asparagus, Rice and peas, ... All
	Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Avocado mousse with sorrel, Herb salad, Sorrel omelette, How to prepare sorrel, Sorrel soup, ... All

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