Green and white asparagus with orange-hollandaise sauce

AUTHOR
Janie Gentry
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 2
  • 500 g white asparagus
  • 500 g green asparagus
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 pinch Sugar
  • 1 (approx. 240 g) double chicken filet
  • 7-10 Tbsp white pepper
  • 1 TABLESPOON Oil
  • 1 Pot of tarragon
  • 1 untreated orange
  • 125 g Butter
  • 2 Egg Yolk
  • 3 TABLESPOONS dry white wine
  • 7-10 Tbsp Cayenne pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 TABLESPOON Lemon juice
  • 1 TABLESPOON Tomato paste
  • 2 Orange slices to garnish

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash the asparagus and cut off the woody ends. Peel white asparagus whole, green asparagus only at the lower third. Cook the white asparagus in salted water with 1 pinch of sugar for about 20 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add the green asparagus after about 5 minutes and cook. Wash the chicken filet, dab dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a pan. Fry the chicken filet on both sides for 10-15 minutes on medium heat until golden brown.

  3. 3

    Wash the tarragon, dab dry and pluck the leaves from the stalks. Sprinkle some leaves on the chicken filet and fry for about 1 minute. Wash the orange and dab dry. Rub half of the skin off, peel the other half with a julienne chaff cutter.

  4. 4

    Halve the orange and squeeze 1/2 orange. Melt butter and let it cool down a little. Beat egg yolk and white wine in a hot water bath. Whip the liquid butter bit by bit. Season the sauce with salt, a little cayenne pepper, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and 3 tablespoons of orange juice.

  5. 5

    Stir in grated orange peel and tomato paste. Arrange drained asparagus and chicken filet on a plate. Garnish with orange peel and slices and remaining tarragon leaves.

Categories & Tags

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