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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 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

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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.

Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel : Photo of step #1

Prepare and cook 600 g green asparagus spears, then drain throroughly and cut into small pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

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Pour 200 ml liquid cream into a large saucepan on medium heat. Salt, pepper and bring to the boil.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

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Add 2 handfuls sorrel, roughly chopped, and mix in.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

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Add 400 g cooked rice...

Stage 5 - 1 min.

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...then the asparagus and mix well.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

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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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,246 Kcal or 5,217 Kj	21 gr	57 gr	105 gr
62 %	8 %	5 %	16 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
104 Kcal or 435 Kj	2 gr	5 gr	9 gr
5 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
312 Kcal or 1,306 Kj	5 gr	14 gr	26 gr
16 %	2 %	1 %	4 %

% 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 4 people : 12.13 €
Per person : 3.03 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Green asparagus spears: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green asparagus omelette, Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan, Veal with mushrooms and green asparagus, Minestrone, Raw green asparagus salad, ... All
	Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Tomatoes Provençal, Quick stuffed courgettes, Seafood rice salad, Rice with spring greens, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Crème de foie gras, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Filet mignon with asparagus, Cod loin with saffron, ... All
	Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sorrel soup, Sorrel omelette, Avocado mousse with sorrel, Herb salad, Salmon with sorrel, ... All

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