Asparagus terrine
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		Crazy Leeks
		Crazy Leeks
	11/26/2019 3:48:18 p.m.
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		Accompagnements
	Christmas
	Appetizers
	Asparagus
	
	
		
			
			
				
				Asparagus terrine
				
				
				
				
					
					
		
			Ingredients
				
					
						- 150 ml (3/4 cup) of fresh cream
 - 125 ml (1/2 cup) of butter
 - 4 eggs
 - 310 ml (1 1/4 cup) of milk
 - 125 ml (1/2 cup) of grated Gruyère cheese
 - 30 ml (2 tablespoons) of finely chopped fresh chervil
 - 454 g (1 pound) of carrots
 - 1/2 onion
 - 454 g (1 pound) of asparagus
 - 150 ml (1/2 cup) of flour
 - 30 ml (2 tablespoons) of breadcrumbs
 - Salt and pepper up to taste
 
					 
				 
		 
		
			
				
					
						
							- Peel, wash and cook carrots, then reduce into puree.
 - Peel and remove the hardest parts of asparagus. Clean and cook for about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
 - Peel and chop onion. Fry with a spoonful of butter. Add carrots puree and cook a bit at high heat. Make a béchamel sauce with 50 g (1/4 cup) of butter, flour, milk, Gruyère and salt. Mix sauce with carrots puree.
 - Break eggs by dividing eggs yolk from the white. Add yolk one by one to the preparation then whipped egg whites with a pinch of salt. Butter a cake mold. Spread with breadcrumbs. Fill the mold with the mixture of carrots and by spreading asparagus regularly. Oven bake an hour at 400°F (200°C). 
 - Melt remaining butter in a casserole, add fresh cream and finely chopped chervil. Salt and pepper. Cook at low heat while stirring until the sauce thickers. Unmold the terrine and serve on a service plate with the sauce beside.