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 5th 2024
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
600 g green asparagus spears - 2
200 ml liquid cream - 3
2 handfuls sorrel - 4
400 g cooked rice - 5
salt - 6
pepper - Total weight: 1,200 grams
How long will it take?
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.
Stage 2 - 7 min.
Pour 200 ml 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 400 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.
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.
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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 12.13 €
- Per person : 3.03 €
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)
 | Green asparagus spears: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Eggs with green asparagus and Parmesan cheese, Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan, Green asparagus omelette, Pasta with green asparagus, Minestrone, ... All |
 | Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Prawn salad with a crunch, Rice and peas, Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, Glazed mushrooms with plain rice, Creamy rice with spinach, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Flamiche, Langoustine gratin, Turnip and sesame puree (tahina) soup, Eton mess, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, ... All |
 | Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon with sorrel, Sorrel soup, Herb salad, Sorrel omelette, How to prepare sorrel, ... All |
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