BLANE! White-asparagus dish from MasterChef España

[labradors]

Of course, I wouldn't like adding asparagus and trout roe to a perfectly good ajoblanco, but this sounded as though it could be right up your alley.

White asparagus and brown butter with garlic soup and tomato concasse
Makes 4 servings



Ingredients:
For the soup:

• 7 Oz. Almonds, skin removed
  
• 14 Oz. Water
  
• 1/2 Clove of Garlic
  
• 3 Tbsp. + 1 Tsp. Olive oil
  
• 1 Tsp. Sherry vinegar

[b]For the tomato concasse:

• 2 Tomatoes
  
• Salt
  
• Oil

For the brown butter:

• 7 Oz. Butter

For the white asparagus:

• 8 white asparagus
  
• Water
  
• Salt
  
• Brown butter

For presentation:

• Lime
  
• Trout roe

Instructions:For the soup:

1. Grind the almonds with the remaining ingredients.
   
2. Strain.
   
3. Season with salt to taste.

For the tomato concasse:

1. Blanch the tomatoes to peel them easily.
   
2. Remove the seeds.
   
3. Cut into cubes.
   
4. Add a pinch of salt and a touch of oil.

For the brown butter:

1. Heat the butter in a saucepan until it is brown and has a nutty flavor.
   
2. Reserve.

For the white asparagus:

1. Peel the white asparagus, starting a couple of fingers' width from the tips and making several passes with the peeler.
   
2. Cook in salted water for about 8-10 minutes, keeping their consistency.
   
3. Sauté in a pan with some of the brown butter.
   
4. Add salt to taste.

Presentation:

1. Place a little of the tomato concasse into the center of each bowl.
   
2. Lean the white asparagus against concasse.
   
3. Put some trout roe around the concasse.
   
4. Grate a little lime zest over the plate with a Microplane.
   
5. At the last moment, add the soup.

[luvnit]

Looks lovely!

[cjs]

great presentation!

[Trixxee]

Beautiful! Hopefully Blane will see this soon - I know he's on vacay for a few days in Hawaii. Might have to bump this up.

[cjs]

Poor guy!

[losblanos1]

Thanks Rob. I never have tried white asparagus, but that recipe might get me to try it (minus the roe).

[labradors]

Glad you found it. Hope you like it, if you do try it. I'm not a fan of roe, either (nor of asparagus, as you know), but the cold garlic soup is amazing, as I mentioned in an earlier thread.

[cjs]

If you want to taste wonderful white asparagus, you ought to visit Bill & Jane - they put her pickled asparagus in the Bloody Marys!!!