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🍽️ Asparagus with Creamy Basil Asparagus Sauce
329 kcal · 50 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 kg asparagus
- 500 ml vegetable broth
- 1 onion(s)
- 30 g butter
- 1 bunch basil
- 50 g sour cream (or yogurt)
- salt and pepper
- nutmeg
- sugar
- lime juice
Instructions
- 1. Peel the asparagus completely and cut off the woody lower ends.
- 2. Place the peeled skins in a pot with half a liter of broth and boil them for ten minutes.
- 3. Separate the tender asparagus tips from the stalks.
- 4. Cut half of the stalks into small cubes and set them aside.
- 5. Cook the remaining asparagus (stalks and tips) using your usual method.
- 6. Add the asparagus tips to the cooking water ten minutes before the cooking time is up.
- 7. Sauté the asparagus cubes and a diced onion in a pan with hot butter.
- 8. Pour in 200 milliliters of the broth in which the skins were cooked.
- 9. Let the mixture simmer covered for ten minutes.
- 10. Stir in fresh basil leaves and sour cream (sweet cream).
- 11. Blend the sauce until smooth using a hand blender.
- 12. Season the sauce to taste with salt, nutmeg, a pinch of sugar, and lime juice.
- 13. Heat the sauce briefly before serving.
- 14. Pour the warm sauce over the cooked asparagus.
- 15. Serve the dish hot.
- 16. Serve potatoes and schnitzel as a side dish.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 329
- Protein: 10 g · Fett/Fat: 25 g · Carbs: 15 g