Center for Wine & Culinary Arts at Ocean House, Watch Hill, Rhode Island
This recipe is an adaptation of a dish made by the settlers who brought asparagus here from Europe. Try it with local eggs straight from the farm.
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Ingredients
- •.9 kg (2 pounds) fresh asparagus, trimmed
- •Salt
- •237 ml (½ cup) clarified butter or ghee
- •237 ml (½ cup) unseasoned breadcrumbs or crushed croutons
- •4 tablespoons (¼ cup) rendered bacon pieces
- •3 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and chopped
- •2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- •1 teaspoon thyme leaves
Preparation
Plunge asparagus into salted boiling water. Cook until stalks turn dark green, then remove and plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process.
In a skillet, warm 118 ml (¼ cup) of the butter until shimmering. Add breadcrumbs and sauté until golden.
Add rendered bacon and stir 1 minute.
Remove from heat. Stir in egg, parsley, thyme, and salt to taste. Add more butter if needed.
When ready to serve, warm the asparagus in a pan with remaining butter. Transfer to a warm platter and spoon polonaise over asparagus.