Hollandaise with Fresh Asparagus

Recipe Courtesy of Emeril Lagasse

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Swinging Sixties

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Prep Time:
18 min
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Yield:
4 servings

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Prep: 18 min
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Total:: 18 min

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Ingredients

1 large bunch of asparagus
4 egg yolks
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons finely chopped parsley
1/2 pound butter, melted and warm

Directions

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Trim the asparagus. Place the asparagus in the water and blanch for about 4 to 6 minutes. Remove the asparagus from the water and season with salt and pepper. While the asparagus are blanching, prepare the sauce. In a stainless steel bowl set over a pot of simmering water over medium heat, whisk the egg yolks with the lemon juice, water, mustard, and parsley, together. Season with salt and cayenne. Whisk the mixture until pale yellow and slightly thick. Be careful not to let the bowl touch the water. Remove the bowl from the pot and whisking vigorously, add the butter, 1 teaspoon at a time, until all is incorporated. Place the asparagus on a platter and spoon the Hollandaise sauce over the top.

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recipe Hollandaise with Fresh Asparagus
rebekah mwc, OK 04-26-2009
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Not my favorite hollandaise
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Recipe was easy to make and consistency was perfect but tasted way too much like the mustard. I used the correct mustard the... recipe called for. Perhaps with only a teaspoon or mustard to taste it could be better. Otherwise good.Read more
recipe Hollandaise with Fresh Asparagus
Catherine jacksonville, FL 02-14-2008
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A La Carte @ home
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've made this 3/4 times and it is a wonderful & fairly easy recipe. It is so yummy. Finger lickin good. This goes great... with Emerils drunken steak w/ a demi glaze.Read more
recipe Hollandaise with Fresh Asparagus
Tom Rockton, IL 02-16-2007
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Time and thickness
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Great comments. Just be careful not to over cook or over cool the asparagus and watch the thickness of the sauce. It can... substantially alter the look and taste (though not necessarily to the bad). If sauces were easy you would not need to go to school to learn them.Read more
recipe Hollandaise with Fresh Asparagus
Anisha Somerset, NJ 06-28-2006
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A difficult sauce, made easy!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The hollandaise sauce from this recipe came out exactly perfect and the asparagus was good too. I would probably grill the... asparagus next time though. I served this with some steamed salmon and it worked excellently.Read more
recipe Hollandaise with Fresh Asparagus
Theresa Erie, PA 04-29-2006
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A new Easter tradition
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Good hollandaise is easier than I thought. I'll be doing this again. YUM!
recipe Hollandaise with Fresh Asparagus
DORIS Raleigh, NC 02-28-2005
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Out of this world wonderful.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was easy to make and the taste was wonderful. I did cook my asparagus a little longer, more "southern"