Asparagus gratin with nutmeg white sauce
A Catalan recipe: Asparagus cooked in water, topped with a white sauce flavored with nutmeg, enriched with whisked egg whites, and then baked with cheese …
Discover this delicious asparagus dish, infused with walnut and nutmeg, and enhanced with a creamy white sauce.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time40 min
- Total55 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$1.75 $0.44 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.40
- $0.25
- $0.18
- $0.04
- $0.46
- $0.03
- $0.08
- $0.31
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- Peel the asparagus, cut them to the same length, and cook them in salted water for 20 minutes.
- Prepare a white sauce using milk, some butter, flour, salt, pepper, and a little grated nutmeg, and simmer it for 20 minutes over low heat.
- Separate the egg white from the yolk, strain the white, and add it to the sauce. ≈ 2 min
- Arrange the asparagus in a dish, pour over with sauce, cover with grated cheese and hazelnut butter. ≈ 3 min
- Bake in the oven until the top is golden brown.
The bill
Asparagus gratin with nutmeg white sauce
- 1 hard-boiled egg$0.40
- 250 ml of milk$0.25
- 25 grams of grated cheese$0.18
- 25 grams of flour$0.04
- 50 g of butter$0.46
- salt$0.03
- ground white pepper$0.08
- nutmeg$0.31
Total$1.75
that's $0.44 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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