White asparagus with chicken fillets and spring herb sauce

AUTHOR
Kate Willis
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
5 1
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 2 kg white asparagus
  • 4 (approx. 700 g) large chicken fillets
  • 100 g Mozzarella cheese
  • 2-3 stem(s) fresh basil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 4 (36 g) dried, pickled tomatoes
  • 1/2 TEASPOON Sugar
  • 110 g Butter
  • 2-3 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 1/2 Pot of chervil
  • 1/2 Pot of tarragon
  • 1/3 collar Chives
  • 7-10 Tbsp small wooden skewers or roulade needles
  • 7-10 Tbsp Aluminium foil

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash and peel the asparagus and cut off the woody ends. Wrap the asparagus in a damp cloth and keep cool. Wash the chicken fillets, dab dry and cut a pocket on each long side.

  2. 2

    Drain the mozzarella and cut into slices. Wash and drain the basil and pluck off the leaves, except for a little to garnish. Season the inside of the chicken fillets with salt and pepper and fill with dried tomatoes, mozzarella and basil leaves.

  3. 3

    Cover well with small wooden skewers or roulade needles. Put asparagus in plenty of boiling salted water. Add sugar and 10 g butter and cook the asparagus for 15-20 minutes, depending on the thickness. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the chicken fillets for about 12 minutes, turning them over.

  4. 4

    Season the fillets with salt and pepper, wrap them in aluminium foil and let them rest for 4-5 minutes. In the meantime, wash the remaining herbs, dab dry and chop, except for a little bit for garnishing. Foam 100 g butter in a saucepan and let it brown slightly.

  5. 5

    Remove from heat and stir in the spring herbs. Remove the skewers from the meat and cut the fillets into slices. Drain the asparagus well and arrange on a plate with the meat.

  6. 6

    Spread some spring herb butter over the asparagus and serve garnished with the remaining herbs. Boiled potatoes taste good with it.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
630 kcal
CARBS
9 g
FATS
42 g
PROTEINS
51 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesVegetables