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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

Keywords for this recipe:Asparagus Rice Sorrel Cream Rich Creamy

For 4 people, you will need:

0 600 g green asparagus
1 200 ml liquid cream
2 2 handfuls sorrel
3 400 g cooked rice
4 salt
5 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, then drain throroughly and cut into small pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel : Photo of step #2

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).

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: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Minestrone, Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan, Green asparagus omelette, Pasta with green asparagus, ... All
	Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, Rice and purple-sprouting broccoli salad, Cajun pork with rice., Madras rice, Rice and fresh spinach salad, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Filo leeks and cheese tart, Shallot confit tart, Lemon creams, Pan-fried fish fillets, braised cabbage with Noilly Prat, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, ... All
	Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sorrel soup, Herb salad, How to prepare sorrel, Salmon with sorrel, ... All

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