Recipes

Cream of asparagus and PGI dry-cured Valais bacon skewers

Name: Cream of asparagus and PGI dry-cured Valais bacon skewers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 kg Valais white asparagus; 6 slices PGI dry-cured Valais bacon, cut in half; 6 wooden skewers; 2 tbs butter; 2 shallots, sliced; 2 pinches sugar; 3 tbs flour; 8dl vegetable stock; 2dl cream; 1 tbs clarified butter; Salt; Pepper

Category
Starter
Difficulty
Easy
Nutritional value / pers.
386 kcal
Total time
40 min
Preparation time
10 min
Cooking time
30 min

Preparation

Peel the asparagus.
Boil a large pan of salted water. Plunge the asparagus into boiling water and cook for 15 to 20 minutes depending on their size.
Cut the asparagus tips to about 4cm long, wrap them in bacon, thread them onto wooden skewers and set aside. Chop the rest of the asparagus.
Melt the butter in a saucepan and sauté the shallots, asparagus and sugar for about 5 minutes.
Add the flour and simmer for about 2 minutes.
Pour in the stock, bring to the boil, then lower the heat, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Blend and sieve the mixture. Add the cream and heat the soup. Season to taste.
Heat the clarified butter in a non-stick pan. Brown the skewers on all sides for about 6 minutes.
Remove and drain on absorbent paper.
Serve the cream of asparagus in warmed glasses or mugs and place the skewers on top.