Asparagus "en petit pois"
As the name suggests, this historic recipe (see below for more details) treats asparagus like peas, Napoleonic French style: first cooked the usual way, then cut small (to look like peas), cooked again in stock, and finished with a cream and egg yolk sauce.
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Last modified on: May 2nd 2021
Keywords for this recipe:AsparagusPeasCreamEgg yolkSupperTalleyrandFouchéNapoleonRestorationBourbonFor 4 people, you will need:
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800 g asparagus - 1
30 g butter - 2
100 ml Vegetable stock - 3
100 ml liquid cream - 4
2 egg yolks - 5
2 pinches grated nutmeg - 6
chives - 7
salt - 8
pepper - Total weight: 1,070 grams
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| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 31 min. | 11 min. | 42 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Prepare and cook 800 g asparagus in a large pan of salted water until barely tender, but still slightly firm. Do not overcook.
If they are too long, cut them in half.
If they are too long, cut them in half.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Drain, cool under running cold water, then drain again.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Cut the asparagus into small pieces the size of peas (obviously).
Stage 4
Prepare all the asparagus like this, transferring the cut pieces onto a cloth to dry.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Put a large saucepan on medium heat and melt 30 g butter.
When hot, add the asparagus, salt, pepper and mix well.
When hot, add the asparagus, salt, pepper and mix well.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Add 100 ml Vegetable stock and leave to simmer until the stock had almost completely evaporated.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Add i100 ml liquid cream and 2 egg yolks. Mix well.
Stage 8 - 4 min.
Leave on low heat to thicken gently.
Stage 9
Serve in small individual dishes.
Remarks
You can use chicken stock instead of the vegetable stock.
This recipe takes its inspiration from Jean-Claude Brisville's play "Le Souper " (The Supper), which shows a supper – possibly imagined – shared by Fouché (Napoleon's chief of police) and Talleyrand (Napoleon's crafty chief diplomat) on the eve of the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815.
Talleyrand is hosting in sumptuous style, his personal cook Antonin Carème is in the kitchen, and among the dishes on the menu is "Asperges en petits pois", for which he gives Fouché the recipe, saying it comes from a certain Monsieur de Cussy (Chief Steward of the imperial household under Napoleon, then under Louis XVIII).
It's a terrific historical drama (you can watch an extract here and test your French!), which was later made into an excellent film.
This recipe takes its inspiration from Jean-Claude Brisville's play "Le Souper " (The Supper), which shows a supper – possibly imagined – shared by Fouché (Napoleon's chief of police) and Talleyrand (Napoleon's crafty chief diplomat) on the eve of the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815.
Talleyrand is hosting in sumptuous style, his personal cook Antonin Carème is in the kitchen, and among the dishes on the menu is "Asperges en petits pois", for which he gives Fouché the recipe, saying it comes from a certain Monsieur de Cussy (Chief Steward of the imperial household under Napoleon, then under Louis XVIII).
It's a terrific historical drama (you can watch an extract here and test your French!), which was later made into an excellent film.
And to drink?
I suggest a nice Valençay, either white or red, whichever you prefer, to enter properly into the spirit of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, known simply as Talleyrand.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 914 Kcal or 3,827 Kj | 29 gr | 38 gr | 71 gr |
| 46 % | 11 % | 4 % | 11 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 85 Kcal or 356 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 7 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 228 Kcal or 955 Kj | 7 gr | 10 gr | 18 gr |
| 11 % | 3 % | 1 % | 3 % |
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Source
Home made, based on Jean-Claude Brisville's play "Le Souper".
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Asparagus: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: White asparagus salad, Asparagus and spinach gratin, Filet mignon with asparagus, How to prepare asparagus, ... All |
 | Vegetable stock: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mexican-style pork medallions , Endive and beer soup, Light Broccoli Soup, Melt-in-the mouth meat and vegetables in a sealed casserole, Pork medallions with "full" turnips, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Panna cotta, Pasta with mustard-cream sauce, Celeriac in cream and mustard sauce, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hearty leek and sprout soup, Crêpes Suzette, Breton Sandwich, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, Layered Leek and Egg Gratin , ... All |
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