Asparagus With Hollandaise

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 27 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 1 1/4 lbs fresh asparagus
• 2 egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• lemon wedges or lemon slice

Recipe

• 1 ---------spears-----------.
• 2 to cook asparagus spears, heat 1 inch salted water to boiling in deep narrow pan or coffee pot.
• 3 place upright in pan and boil for approximately 5 minutes.
• 4 cover and cook 7-10 minutes longer or until stalks are crisp-tender.
• 5 drain.
• 6 --------pieces-------.
• 7 for cooking pieces of asparagus, cook lower stalk cuts in 1 inch of boiling salted water for approximately 5 minutes.
• 8 add tips, cover and cook 5-7 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• 9 drain.
• 10 ----------hollandaisesauce---------.
• 11 to make the hollandaise sauce: using a wooden spoon, stir 2 slightly beaten egg yokes and 3 tablespoons lemon juice in a one quart saucepan.
• 12 stir vigorously.
• 13 add the butter or margarine and heat over very low heat, stirring constantly until butter is melted and sauce begins to thicken.
• 14 pour hollandaise sauce over top of cooked asparagus and garnish with lemon wedges.