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🍽️ Classic white asparagus with hollandaise sauce and parsley potatoes
686 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 500 g firm-boiling potatoes
- salt
- 1 kg white asparagus
- 0.5 organic lemon
- 1 tsp honey
- 250 g butter
- 3 very fresh egg yolks
- 75 ml alcohol-free white wine
- 0.5 bunch parsley
Instructions
- 1. Peel the potatoes and wash them thoroughly.
- 2. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
- 3. Add the potatoes to the boiling water.
- 4. Cook the potatoes for 25 to 30 minutes until tender.
- 5. Peel the white asparagus thoroughly.
- 6. Cut off the woody lower ends of the asparagus stalks.
- 7. Squeeze the lemon to get the juice.
- 8. Fill a pot with plenty of water.
- 9. Add a good pinch of salt and a spoonful of honey to the water.
- 10. Add a splash of lemon juice to the water.
- 11. Bring the water in the pot to a boil.
- 12. Place the prepared asparagus into the boiling water.
- 13. Cook the asparagus over medium heat for 13 to 15 minutes.
- 14. Cut the butter into small pieces.
- 15. Melt the butter in a small pot over medium heat.
- 16. Remove the pot with the melted butter from the heat.
- 17. Place the eggs in a bowl for the water bath.
- 18. Add the white wine to the eggs.
- 19. Season the eggs with a little salt.
- 20. Add some lemon juice to the eggs.
- 21. Place the bowl over a pot of hot water (bain-marie).
- 22. Whisk the egg mixture until frothy.
- 23. Remove the bowl from the heat.
- 24. Let the melted butter flow slowly into the egg mixture.
- 25. Start by stirring in the butter drop by drop.
- 26. Continue to stir in the butter in a thin stream.
- 27. Keep stirring until the sauce is creamy and glossy.
- 28. Season the sauce with salt and lemon juice.
- 29. Drain the cooking water from the potatoes.
- 30. Let the potatoes steam dry in the pot.
- 31. Wash the parsley thoroughly.
- 32. Shake the parsley dry.
- 33. Finely chop the parsley leaves.
- 34. Mix the potatoes with the chopped parsley.
- 35. Place the asparagus on the plates.
- 36. Place the parsley potatoes next to the asparagus.
- 37. Drizzle the hollandaise sauce over the asparagus.
- 38. Serve the dish immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 686
- Protein: 11 g · Fett/Fat: 58 g · Carbs: 26 g