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Fennel and asparagus 'tar-tar' with a fennel cloud
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Fennel and asparagus 'tar-tar' with a fennel cloud

22 ingredients 10 min Serves 2 openrecipes

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

598
Calories
32g
Protein
41g
Fat
30g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Leaf not in our table 0

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

  • 3 large fennel
  • 5g ascorbic acid, also known as Vitamin C powder, available from health food shops and online
  • 50g/1¾oz sugar
  • pinch salt
  • 50g/1¾oz caster sugar
  • 320ml/11fl oz strained fennel juice (from above)
  • 18g/½oz albumin powder
  • 1 leaf of gelatine
  • 2 tsp Pernod
  • 5g fennel
  • 3 spears white asparagus
  • 3 spears green asparagus
  • little olive oil
  • , to taste lemon juice
  • ½ fennel
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 3 spears green asparagus
  • 60g/2¼oz butter
  • ½ lemon, juice only
  • 2 tbsp beef stock
  • bunch of watercress

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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