Fried green asparagus with orange hollandaise

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 2 kg asparagus, green
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp butter
• 100 ml orange juice, freshly squeezed
• 4 egg yolks
• Salt and pepper, from the mill
• 1 pinch(s) of cayenne pepper
• 1 dashes lemon(s), the juice
• 150 g butter
• ½ orange(s), untreated, peel

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

fine main course or noble side dish to pan-fried dishes

Peel the asparagus (only the bottom third) and cut diagonally into pieces about 3 cm long. Heat the olive oil and butter in a pan (medium heat, don’t let the butter burn!) and fry the asparagus for about 10 minutes, turning frequently. Mix the orange juice with the egg yolks in a bowl and beat in a double boiler until a firm cream forms. Melt the butter over gentle heat and whisk it into the cream, first drop by drop, then in a thin stream, to ensure the sauce is well combined. Season to taste with salt, pepper, a touch of cayenne pepper and a little lemon juice, and finish with the grated orange zest. Serve on its own with either new potatoes and a few slices of Serrano ham, or serve the fried asparagus with a pink-roasted lamb fillet. This recipe also serves 6 people as a side dish.