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🍽️ Asparagus with Sage and Ham

489 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 kg white asparagus
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp butter
• 1 pinch sugar
• 200 g butter
• 15 small sage leaves
• 50 g raw ham
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the asparagus thoroughly and cut off the woody ends. Bring plenty of water with salt, butter, and sugar to a boil and cook the asparagus for about 18 minutes.
2. 2. Lift the asparagus out of the water with a slotted spoon and let it drain.
3. 3. Melt butter in a pan and skim off the foam. Wash the sage leaves, pat them dry, and fry them in 1 tbsp of butter. Pour in the remaining butter, cut the ham into thin strips, fold them into the sage butter, and season with pepper.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 489
• Protein: 13 g · Fett/Fat: 44 g · Carbs: 11 g