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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 19^th 2024

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 0 litre 2 ml whole milk
2 0 kg polenta meal
3 0 kg 2 g butter
4 ¼ cup cream
5 1 cup green asparagus spears
6 teaspoon spring onion (scallion)
7 1 tablespoon butter
8 teaspoon parsley
9 teaspoon salt
10 teaspoon pepper

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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 0 litre 2 ml whole milk and 0 kg polenta meal.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Once set, add 0 kg 2 g butter and ¼ cup cream and mix well.

Keep warm, covered.

Stage 3 - 20 min.

Prepare 1 cup 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 teaspoon spring onion (scallion).

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Put a frying pan over medium heat and pour in 1 tablespoon butter.

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.

...and chopped parsley.

Mix well and check seasoning.

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.

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.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
940 Kcal or 3,936 Kj	40 gr	51 gr	64 gr
47 %	15 %	5 %	10 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
98 Kcal or 410 Kj	4 gr	5 gr	7 gr
5 %	2 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
470 Kcal or 1,968 Kj	20 gr	25 gr	32 gr
23 %	8 %	2 %	5 %

% 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, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 5.72 €
Per person : 2.86 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramel semolina pudding with raisins, Auvergne gratin, Vanilla ice cream, Celery soup bourguignonne style, Cannelés, ... 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, Minestrone, Eggs with green asparagus and Parmesan cheese, Raw green asparagus salad, ... All
	Polenta meal: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Polenta with beetroot tops, Polenta, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs Arsène, Gratin Comtois, Cassoulet-style shepherd's pie., Nanou's apple and almond cake, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , ... All

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