The best thing about knowing how to make an easy asparagus with hollandaise sauce is that once you get the hang of it, you can make the most simple of vegetables into something quite elegant. Case in point, these steamed asparagus with hollandaise sauce. I like asparagus any which way, but drizzle a little (or more than a little) hollandaise over them? Oh my.

Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce Ingredients

* 1 bunch of asparagus (about 1 lb)
* 10 Tbsp unsalted butter (1 stick plus 2 Tbsp)
* 3 egg yolks
* 1 Tbsp lemon juice
* 1/2 teaspoon salt (skip if using salted butter)
* Pinch of cayenne

Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce Method

1 Prep the asparagus. Break off the tough ends with your fingers. Bend the asparagus spears near the end and they will break naturally where the spear is no longer tough. For an elegant presentation of the spears, use a vegetable peeler to peel off a very thin layer of the outer skin of the lower two to three inches of the asparagus spears. Prepare a large, shallow pan (with a cover) with a half inch of water and a steamer rack.

2 Prepare the Hollandaise sauce. Melt the butter in a small pot. Put the egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and cayenne into a blender. Blend the eggs for 20-30 seconds at medium to medium high speed until lighter in color. Turn blender down to lowest setting and slowly drizzle in the hot melted butter while the blender is going. Continue to blend for a few seconds after all of the butter is incorporated. Taste the sauce and add more salt or lemon juice if needed. Keep warm while you are steaming the asparagus.

3 Bring the water in your steaming pan to a boil. Place the asparagus on the steaming rack. Cover. Steam for 3 to 5 minutes, until tender, but still a little crisp, definitely not mushy. The timing depends on how thick the asparagus spears are.

Plate the asparagus. Pour Hollandaise sauce over them.

Serves 4.

Hope this information can be useful for explaining about asparagus with hollandaise sauce recipe.

Leave a Reply