Wednesday, March 21, 2012

white asparagus with leeks and vanilla pepper


You have to peel the stalks, they are touch,  then a quick blanche.  Olive oil and whole garlic cloves in a pan.  Cut a clean leek, about 3 inches long in half.  and make slices long ways and add to the pan.  Add the blanched white asparagus and get some color going...  This is the same night I made the maryland crab soup and the blackened redfish and I had this nice white wine around so I added about 1/8 of a cup to the mix and let a little sauce form.  Toped with a little vanilla pepper which is kind of sweet a bland of vanilla bean, peppercorn salt and sugar...  it was awesome.  a great compliment to the redfish dish.

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