Asparagus With Hollandaise

photo by Natasza

- Ready In:
- 32mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
7
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 lbs fresh asparagus
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- lemon wedges or lemon slice
directions
- ---------Spears-----------.
- To cook asparagus spears, heat 1 inch salted water to boiling in deep narrow pan or coffee pot.
- Place upright in pan and boil for approximately 5 minutes.
- Cover and cook 7-10 minutes longer or until stalks are crisp-tender.
- Drain.
- --------Pieces-------.
- For cooking pieces of asparagus, cook lower stalk cuts in 1 inch of boiling salted water for approximately 5 minutes.
- Add tips, cover and cook 5-7 minutes or until crisp-tender.
- Drain.
- ----------HollandaiseSauce---------.
- To make the hollandaise sauce: Using a wooden spoon, stir 2 slightly beaten egg yokes and 3 tablespoons lemon juice in a one quart saucepan.
- Stir vigorously.
- Add the butter or margarine and heat over very low heat, stirring constantly until butter is melted and sauce begins to thicken.
- Pour Hollandaise Sauce over top of cooked Asparagus and garnish with lemon wedges.
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