LOW CARB ASPARAGUS SPEARS WITH HOLLANDAISE SAUCE
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A high-fat, French classic sauce over fibrous green veggies makes a great keto combination.
Author: Antya
Recipe type: Side Dishes
Cuisine: Ketogenic. Low Carb. LCHF. Grain Free. Gluten Free.
Yield: 2
Ingredients
- 250g tender asparagus spears (or 400g if you buy standard asparagus spears, as you'll be discarding the lower part of the stalks)
- 1 egg yolk
- 50g butter
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (ACV) (U.S. option HERE)
- a sprinkle of fine Himalayan pink salt (U.S. option HERE)
- a sprinkle of finely ground black pepper
Instructions
To prepare and cook the asparagus:
- if using tender asparagus spears (very thin and about 15-18cm long), cut 5cm (2 inches) below tips and keep separated.
- simmer stalk sections in salted water for 3 minutes, then add tips and cook for 2 further minutes; drain and divide between two serving plates.
- if using chunky, whole asparagus spears, remove the thick bottom section by holding each spear in your hands and bending towards the bottom until it snaps naturally; then proceed as for steps 1 and 2 above.
To make the Hollandaise sauce:
- melt butter.
- hand-whisk the egg yolk, salt, pepper and ACV over a bain-marie (water bath) until pale and dense; make sure your mixing bowl doesn't touch the simmering water below it.
- add butter a couple of teaspoons at a time whilst whisking continuously; the sauce will get denser and more velvety-smooth as you keep adding butter; if it gets too thick for your liking, you can thin it with a little water.
- adjust seasoning to your taste and pour immediately over your plated asparagus.
Notes
Asparagus will retain its vibrant green colour if you add ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda to the boiling water.
Metric kitchen scales are an inexpensive yet invaluable gadget to enable accurate measurement of ingredients. Store them upright in a cupboard or over your worktop and they'll only take up a tiny bit of space. Click HERE for the ones I use. For U.S. option click HERE.
Metric kitchen scales are an inexpensive yet invaluable gadget to enable accurate measurement of ingredients. Store them upright in a cupboard or over your worktop and they'll only take up a tiny bit of space. Click HERE for the ones I use. For U.S. option click HERE.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Calories: 250 Fat: 23.5g Net Carbs: 3g Protein: 5g
Recipe by at https://queenketo.com/low-carb-asparagus-spears-with-hollandaise-sauce/