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🍽️ Asparagus in pink basil cheese sauce with fillet of pork, chicken or turkey

550 kcal · 50 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 kg asparagus, white (green or mixed)
• sugar
• salt
• 600 g pork fillet(s) (chicken breast or turkey breast fillet)
• 250 ml whipping cream (coffee cream or Cremefine)
• 100 ml milk
• 150 ml cooking water (asparagus water)
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp basil (dried)
• 2 piece(s) processed cheese (approx. 25 g each)
• 2 slice(s) processed cheese (toast cheese)
• a little salt and pepper
• oil for frying
• optional basil (fresh)

Instructions

1. 1. Cut off the woody ends of the asparagus stalks.
2. 2. Peel the asparagus completely.
3. 3. If using green asparagus, peel only the bottom third of the stalks.
4. 4. Cut the asparagus stalks diagonally into bite-sized pieces.
5. 5. Carefully set the asparagus tips aside.
6. 6. Bring water to a boil and add some salt and sugar.
7. 7. Add the asparagus pieces to the boiling water.
8. 8. Cook the pieces for about three to five minutes depending on size.
9. 9. Add the asparagus tips.
10. 10. Cook everything for another three to five minutes until the asparagus is tender-crisp.
11. 11. If cooking green and white asparagus together, put the green asparagus in the water for an even shorter time.
12. 12. Drain the asparagus.
13. 13. Save the cooking water for the sauce.
14. 14. Cut the meat into not-too-thin slices.
15. 15. Heat a pan and add a little oil.
16. 16. Fry the meat in the hot pan.
17. 17. Brown the meat well on both sides.
18. 18. Season the meat with salt and pepper to taste.
19. 19. Keep the meat warm in the oven if needed.
20. 20. Pour off the excess oil from the pan.
21. 21. Deglaze the pan drippings with cream or a similar liquid.
22. 22. Stir tomato paste into the pan.
23. 23. Pour in milk and the saved asparagus water.
24. 24. Add dried basil to the sauce.
25. 25. Add broken pieces of processed cheese corners.
26. 26. Add processed cheese slices.
27. 27. Bring the sauce to a boil while stirring.
28. 28. Cook until the cheese has completely melted.
29. 29. Let the sauce reduce slightly.
30. 30. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
31. 31. Add the drained asparagus to the pan.
32. 32. Add the fried meat to the pan.
33. 33. Add fresh basil if desired.
34. 34. Let everything simmer together briefly.
35. 35. This self-assembled dish makes asparagus appealing to children who never liked whole asparagus stalks.
36. 36. Pasta pairs well as a side dish.
37. 37. Potatoes are also an excellent side dish.
38. 38. A leaf salad goes well with it, of course.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 550
• Protein: 45 g · Fett/Fat: 36 g · Carbs: 14 g