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Asparagus with cured ham, poached duck egg and hollandaise sauce
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Asparagus with cured ham, poached duck egg and hollandaise sauce

10 ingredients 1 hr + 10 min Serves 4 openrecipes

This simple, elegant and decadent starter will wow your friends and family - it’s a restaurant-quality recipe at home.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

802
Calories
56g
Protein
59g
Fat
9g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Pork 100g cooked 242
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 4 duck eggs
  • 16 asparagus
  • 8 slices air-cured ham, ideally British (alternatively, use serrano or Parma ham)
  • 125g/4½oz unsalted butter
  • 50ml/2fl oz white wine vinegar
  • 1 shallot
  • ½ tsp whole black pepper
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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