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Pickled White Asparagus

Per Asmussen
   

Per is the founder of GastroFun.dk. Per's heart beats especially for the sous vide technique, sauces and dry-aged meat. His mission is to get all people to eat better and play and experiment more in their kitchens.

27. April 2020
My take on a delightful recipe with pickled asparagus - the white kind. At home, we love the combination of white asparagus, sauce hollandaise or sauce mousseline, shrimp, and preferably summer truffle.

Recipe for pickled white asparagus

My take on a delightful recipe with pickled asparagus – the white kind.

At home, we are thrilled with the combination of white asparagus, hollandaise/mousseline sauce, shrimp, and preferably summer truffle.

After trying a restaurant version where one white asparagus was pickled and the other steamed/fried, I have always wanted to pickle them myself.

Here you have my highly successful result.

Pickled white asparagus


Servings: 1 jar

Pickled White Asparagus

My take on a delightful recipe with pickled asparagus - the white kind. At home, we love the combination of white asparagus, sauce hollandaise or sauce mousseline, shrimp, and preferably summer truffle.
Author: Per Asmussen
Course: Pickling
Cuisine: Danish
Prep Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 500 gram Asparagus white
  • 18 gram Salt
  • Atamon can be omitted

Poaching Liquid

  • 300 gram Water
  • 300 gram Apple Cider Vinegar can be replaced with another vinegar
  • 100 gram Sugar
  • 10 pcs. Peppercorns to taste - use more if you want a sharper taste
  • 1 pcs. Bay Leaf to taste - use more if you want a sharper taste
  • 2 gram Mustard Seeds to taste - use more if you want a sharper taste

Instructions

  • Start by gently snapping your asparagus. The part that breaks off (the bottom) should be discarded.
  • Peel them, but avoid touching the heads.
  • As long as they “fray” at the bottom, you need to peel more off.
  • If your pickling jar is not very large, cut them into smaller pieces.
  • Place them in a bowl and sprinkle salt over them. Rub the salt into them to draw some of the liquid out.
  • Let them sit and draw for about 1 hour.
  • Put all your brine ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil until the sugar has dissolved.
  • Rinse your pickling jar with atamon.
  • Rinse your asparagus free of salt and put them in your pickling jar.
  • Pour the brine over your asparagus so that the entire jar is filled.
  • Seal the jar and place it in the refrigerator (or a cool) dark place.
  • Let them draw for at least 1 week, but they can last up to half a year.
  • Bon appétit.