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Green asparagus and ham fritters

Green asparagus and ham fritters

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Pre-cooked green asparagus, rolled in cooked ham, dipped in a white wine batter, and then fried, served with a yogurt sauce made with watercress and lemon.

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Recipe from Schnobby, NeuerNutzer2009, MichaelFreyTool and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Green asparagus coated in a bacon-based batter, a seasonal dish (May to early June), when fresh asparagus is in season.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$15.16 $3.79 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.68
  • $9.94
  • $2.20
  • $0.46
  • $0.06
  • $0.40
  • $0.15
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the asparagus and cut off the tough ends. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cut them in half and cook them for about 8 minutes in lightly salted and sweetened boiling water. Drain them.
  3. Separate the egg whites from the yolks. Mix the yolks, wine, flour, and a pinch of salt, and let the mixture rest for 15 minutes.
  4. Wash the lemon, zest it, and squeeze the juice. Wash and chop the watercress. Mix the watercress and zest (reserve some for garnish) with the yogurt, and season with salt, pepper, sugar, and lemon juice. ≈ 8 min
  5. Heat the frying oil.
  6. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then gently fold them into the dough. ≈ 10 min
  7. Wrap the asparagus spears and then dip them in the batter.
  8. Drain the potatoes and fry them in small batches for about 2 minutes. Drain them on paper towels.
  9. Serve with the yogurt, garnished with the remaining watercress, lemon zest, and parsley. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Green asparagus and ham fritters

  • 1 litre of frying oil$1.68
  • 500 g of green asparagus$9.94
  • 250 g of very thinly sliced cooked ham (20-24 slices)$2.20
  • 125 ml of white wine$0.46
  • 40 g of flour$0.06
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • Half a lemon, untreated$0.15
  • salt, pepper, sugar$0.27

Total$15.16

that's $3.79 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 1 litre of frying oil
  • 500 g of green asparagus
  • 250 g of very thinly sliced cooked ham (20-24 slices)
  • 150 g of yogurt
  • 125 ml of white wine
  • 40 g of flour
  • 1 egg
  • Half a lemon, untreated
  • One package of watercress
  • salt, pepper, sugar
  • parsley for decoration

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