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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #1 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 4:24am » |
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This is my favourite 
Asparagus and Crab Meat Soup
Recipe By : Traditional Vietnamese recipe with French influence
Serve 4
Ingredient
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4 cups Chicken broth
1 tablespoon Plus 2 teaspoons fish sauce
1/2 teaspoon Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
6 Shallots -- chopped
2 Garlic cloves -- chopped
8 Ounces lump crab meat -- its best to use fresh crabmeat by boiling the crabs and pick the flesh out yourself, but if you are lazy you can buy frozen or tinned crabmeat, doesnt taste quite as good though.
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons Cornstarch or arrowroot -- mixed with
2 tablespoons Cold water
1 Egg white-- lightly beaten
15 ounces White asparagus spears *
1 tablespoon Shredded coriander
* cut into 1-inch sections with canning liquid reserved
This soup was probably created by some homesick Frenchman. White asparagus
(a French import), packed in jars or cans, is used for this recipe.
If white asparagus is unavailable, use frozen or fresh asparagus (in this case, add the
fresh asparagus to the broth from the very beginning and cook until tender, before adding
the remaining ingredients).
Combine the broth, 1 tablespoon of the fish sauce, the sugar and salt in a 3 quart soup pot.
Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a skillet. Add the shallots and garlic and stir-fry until aromatic.
Add the crab meat, the remaining 2 teaspoons fish sauce and black pepper to taste.
Stirfry over high heat for 1 minute. Set aside.
Bring the soup to a boil. Add the cornstarch mixture and stir gently until the soup
thickens and is clear. While the soup is actively boiling, add the egg and stir gently.
Continue to stir for about 1 minute. Add the crab meat mixture and asparagus with
its canning liquid; cook gently until heated through.
Transfer the soup to a heated tureen. Sprinkle on the coriander and freshly ground black pepper.
BON APPETIT
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #2 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 4:50am » |
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Tony,
Wash, snap, and season a fist full of aparagus with a little lemon herb seasoning then add a few TBS of water and splash of olive oil. Roll gently in a covered microwave container. Nuc the asparagus just long enough (1 to 2 minutes max) to green up and heat the spears but not long enough make them lose their crunchy crispness. Plate up hot and serve asap. You can drizzel with a little Paul Newman's Creamy Ceasar salad dressing for a quick faux Hollandase topping. You can also chill then top with a little Gazebo Room Greek salad dressing.
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #3 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 7:18am » |
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Coat with olive oil - sprinkle with garlic (powder or salt) and whatever other seasoning you like (I use onion powder, cilantro, and some other "secret ingregredients). Place on a cookie sheet and then in a 450-500 oven for about 5-7 minutes (uncovered). UMMM UMM Good!!!!
You can serve them as a veggie dish or cut them up and put them on top of a salad or just grab them off the cookie sheet (wait till they cool or this could be a problem). But we never have any left over here and NO ONE like asparagus.
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #4 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 7:57am » |
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Helpful hint: Use a potato peeler to peel the skin off the bottom few inches when the asparagus has been harvested too late. This gets rid of the overly fibrous material that usually renders those last couple of inches inedible.
Unless you like chewing on it for ten minutes.
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #5 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 8:07am » |
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We do something very similar, Barb.
Put olive oil on a cookie sheet, sprinkle a little salt, a little garlic powder and a little cayenne pepper. Add the asparagus and a handful of pecans and roll them around in the mixture to lightly coat everything. Cook in the broiler uncovered for about five to seven minutes.
Even my kids who crinkle their noses at the mention of asparagus eat this.
Yum!
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #6 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 8:59am » |
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My favorite way to eat it is steamed and served with steak. I also have been known to add it to my marinara for a wonderfuly surprising tasty adventure.
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #7 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 9:17am » |
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I like to eat it raw or like the others, with the olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, but then grilled.
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #8 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 10:29am » |
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OHHH! Clean it, steam it and serve over homemade Hollandaise sauce-with something succulent like lobster tail.........manna from the Gods!
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #9 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 10:45am » |
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Asparagus Quiche
1 package cresent rolls
separate rolls and line one 9" pie plate
spread 2 tsp of prepared mustard on crust and set aside
1 1/2 pounds of asparagus, trim and cut into half inch pieces
chop 1 medium onion
1 cup of fresh sliced mushrooms
1/4 cup of butter cubed
3 eggs slightly beaten
1/2 cups shreadded Mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup fresh grated Romano cheese
1/4 cup minced fresh parsely
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp McCormick Italian Seasoning
Saute asparagus, onion, musrooms and butter in skillet till asparagus is crisp tender
Combine remaining ingredients in a large bowl
Stir in asparagus mixture
Pour into crust
Optional: add 4 slices of cooked bacon broken up on top
Bake at 375 for 25 to 30 minutes until a knife inserted at the edge come out clean
Enjoy...
-Andrea- Dennis' better half 
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #10 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 10:46am » |
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If that doesn't work for you she has one for Asparagus, smoked Mozzarella and Penne!
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #11 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 10:48am » |
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on Feb 13th, 2008, 10:46am, DennisM1045 wrote:If that doesn't work for you she has one for Asparagus, smoked Mozzarella and Penne!
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Post that for me, Dennis... it sounds yummy.
Tony, all I do with it is steam it until it's al dente, spinkle it with olive oil, garlic and balsamic vinegar, and serve at room temperature.
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #12 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 11:14am » |
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Note to self: Print this thread before I leave work and stop at the grocery store to buy asparagus and other ingredients needed for the yummy recipes posted.
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #13 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 4:25pm » |
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Here you go Nani. WARNING: This is one of those recipes that my wife heard from Giada. She heard it and then made it her own. In her typical pinch of this and dash of that style she tweaks the ingredients as she goes. No dish every tastes the same twice
Sorry, no pics this time
Cook 1 1/2lbs of Penne as directed and save 2 cups of pasta water
Boil 2 bunches of Asparagus still tied for 5 minutes
Cut Asparagus into 1/2 inch lengths
Put 4-5tbs of olive oil in a pot
Add 3 cloves of minced garlic
Cook garlic on slow heat for 2-3 minutes - don't burn it
Cube 1/2-3/4lb of smoked Mozzarela cheese
Toss Penne, Asparagus and Mozzarella in with enough pasta water to make sure the pasta isn't sticky
Serve with fresh grated Romano cheese
Enjoy!
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #14 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 7:14pm » |
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That sounds great, Dennis, thanks...
Andrea sounds like a great cook (great cooks don't need no steenkin' measurements).
At my house, Giada is known as "spageeeti girl". I grew up with Italians and never heard one say "spageeeti", LOL.
She kinda bugs me so the hubs watches her and reports good sounding stuff.
I'll be eating this soon.
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #15 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 7:43pm » |
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I hope you like it Nani. I know I did
She's a great cook. The proof is in the BMI numbers I posted in the "Are you malnourished" thread
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« Reply #16 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 8:28pm » |
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I've never had asparagus either 
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #17 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 8:33pm » |
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A variation from Dennis's:
2lbs asparagus
1lb raw deveined shrimp
1lb penna noodles
12 oz can of chicken broth
cloves of garlic
grated romano cheeze
1/4 cup sun dried tomartos (spelling Helen style)
olive oil
Sherd the garlic ~ 2 cloves and lightly cook the shrimp and garlic in olive oil. set aside
Cut the asparagus into 1" lengths and simmer them along with the sun dried tomartos which have been diced until just under cooked and thicken broth with corn starch.
Meanwhile boil the noodles and drain
Combine all ingreedients and reheat and serve with topping of romano.
You can add leeks, mushrooms if desired to recipie.
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #18 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 10:01pm » |
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on Feb 13th, 2008, 8:28pm, Woobie wrote:| I've never had asparagus either |
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You gotta get out more Woobs. You're missing all the good stuff! 
I love trying new things. There's some good sounding dishes on this thread. Can't wait until payday so I can try some of them.
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Re: Need a recipe please
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on Feb 13th, 2008, 8:28pm, Woobie wrote:| I've never had asparagus either |
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Damn, woman. It's as easy as going to the grocery store, washing it, cutting about half an inch off the base, steaming it for a few minutes, and putting some butter and salt on it.
Or use one of the above delicious-looking recipes.
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #20 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 10:19pm » |
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I'm loving the though of trying that quiche...Kids don't asparagus, so it'll all be for me myself and I.
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« Reply #21 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 10:45pm » |
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on Feb 13th, 2008, 10:19pm, Redd wrote:| I'm loving the though of trying that quiche...Kids don't asparagus, so it'll all be for me myself and I. |
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My kids wouldn't touch asparagus either, until I cooked it like in my recipe above. Now I have to cook extra when they come over for dinner.
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« Reply #22 on: Feb 13th, 2008, 10:51pm » |
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Though they used to like it when thney were little...
They are honest with me that they don't like the "pee" after effects. 
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #23 on: Feb 14th, 2008, 12:14am » |
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ok - I have to ask -
what are the "pee" after effects??
I've never tried it..................now I dont know if i wanna. 
Ramon doesnt like it - and my parents never had it - so it just never gets put into the shopping cart.
I'm scared to try new things... always have been.
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Re: Need a recipe please
« Reply #24 on: Feb 14th, 2008, 12:17am » |
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Woobie, you are living a sheltered life 
Asparagus will make your pee smell funny, but it is really good, so it is worth it.
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