Creamy polenta with green asparagus
A deliberately creamy polenta (because we won't be grilling it afterwards), into which we'll add green asparagus and spring onion, cooked separately.
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Last modified on: May 19th 2024
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
500 g whole milk - 2
125 g polenta meal - 3
25 g butter - 4
50 g cream - 5
250 g green asparagus spears - 6
½ spring onion (scallion) - 7 10 g butter
- 8
parsley - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 1,023 grams
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 35 min. | 9 min. | 44 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 8 min.
Prepare the polenta with 500 g whole milk and 125 g polenta meal.
Stage 3 - 20 min.
Prepare 250 g green asparagus spears, cook them until "tender" and drain.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Cut into small pieces and set aside.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Prepare and chop ½ spring onion (scallion).
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Put a frying pan over medium heat and pour in 10 g butter.
When hot, add the minced spring onion, season with salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute.
When hot, add the minced spring onion, season with salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Add the asparagus...
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Pour the contents of the frying pan into the polenta pan, mix well and reheat gently if necessary.
Check the seasoning one last time.
Check the seasoning one last time.
Stage 10
All set.
Remarks
You can decorate the serving plates with a few chive flowers.
This recipe can be used with other spring vegetables: peas, broad beans, etc.
This recipe can be used with other spring vegetables: peas, broad beans, etc.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 965 Kcal or 4,040 Kj | 41 gr | 58 gr | 64 gr |
| 48 % | 16 % | 5 % | 10 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 94 Kcal or 394 Kj | 4 gr | 6 gr | 6 gr |
| 5 % | 2 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 483 Kcal or 2,022 Kj | 20 gr | 29 gr | 32 gr |
| 24 % | 8 % | 3 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 5.80 €
- Per person : 2.90 €
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)
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Caramelized pear custard tart, Gratin Comtois, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), ... All |
 | Green asparagus spears: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Veal with mushrooms and green asparagus, Green asparagus omelette, Pasta with green asparagus, Raw green asparagus salad, Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel , ... All |
 | Polenta meal: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Polenta, Polenta with beetroot tops, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Chocolate muffins, Mini cheese and mustard toasts, Crème brulée, Baker's chicken and potato tart, ... All |
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