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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 12 people, you will need:

1 1 litre 800 ml green asparagus spears
2 600 ml liquid cream
3 6 handfuls sorrel
4 1 litre 920 ml cooked rice
5 salt
6 pepper

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34 min.	10 min.	44 min.

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Stage 1 - 30 min.

Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel

Prepare and cook 1 litre 800 ml green asparagus spears, then drain throroughly and cut into small pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

Pour 600 ml liquid cream into a large saucepan on medium heat. Salt, pepper and bring to the boil.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Add 6 handfuls sorrel, roughly chopped, and mix in.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add 1 litre 920 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
1,950 Kcal or 8,164 Kj	44 gr	147 gr	136 gr
98 %	17 %	14 %	21 %

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 12 people : 34.00 €
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, Eggs with green asparagus and Parmesan cheese, Pasta with green asparagus, Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan, Raw green asparagus salad, ... All
	Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice with spring greens, Baby broad beans and peas with rice and mascarpone , Rice à l'italienne, Rice and zucchini salad with paprika, Rice and fresh spinach salad, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple Batter Puddings, Crème de foie gras, Apricot blancmange, Sausage with duchess potatoes and a Mont d'Or fondue , Creamy "terre et mer" pots, ... All
	Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prepare sorrel, Sorrel soup, Sorrel pesto, Avocado mousse with sorrel, Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, ... All

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