jmcquown said:kilikini said:My hubby and I were looking forward to being alone on Valentine's Day
when all of a sudden an old friend of mine from Maui contacted me and
said she was coming to visit. I was soooooooo bummed; we're
newlyweds after all and it was going to be our 5 month anniversary.
YAY!Quoted message said:Anyone have any good ideas on something to serve and how to serve it
to make it simple, yet give it some sort of ambience? I need help!
Asparagus Soup? (slurp)1 lb. asparagus
5-6 c. vegetable stock
1 egg
salt & pepper to taste
1 Tbs. dry sherry or rice wine
1 Tbs. cornstarch
1 small palmful of chopped ginger
1 Tbs. light soy sauceSeparate the tips of the asparagus from the middle stalks and set
aside. (Freeze and use the tough ends to make more stock later.)
Bring vegetable stock to a boil. Add the asparagus stalks and stir.
Cover the pot and simmer for 30 minutes until the stalks are tender.
Add the asparagus tips, ginger, sherry or rice wine and soy sauce.
Simmer about 15 minutes. Beat the egg and stir it into the pot very
slowly while stirring (think egg-drop soup). Dissolve the cornstarch
in a small amount of cold water and add this slowly to the soup to
thicken it. Keep the soup simmering about 2 minutes. Season to taste
with salt & pepper.Jill
ooooooooh, Jill, and you know we both just LOVE asparagus!
OOOOOOooooooooooooooooh! Yeah.........
kili