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Asparagus Recipe Ingredients:
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 c. med. onion, diced
1/2 c. (2) celery rib, diced
1/2 c. (1 sm.) carrot, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
*4 qt. vegetable stock
1/2 c. (1 lg.) tomato, peeled, seeded
& diced
6 oz. (75) shitake mushrooms, sliced
thin
20 (med.) asparagus, butts trimmed,
sliced bias (reserve butts)
1 tsp. cracked black pepper
Pinch of Tabasco
Dash of salt to taste
Asparagus Recipe Cooking:
In a 2 quart saucepan, saute onion sin olive oil until almost transparent, add celery, carrot, garlic and cracked black pepper. Saute 2 minutes. Meanwhile, cook asparagus in boiling water for 3 minutes or until barely tender. Drain and refresh asparagus briefly in a bowl of ice water to set color. Reserve. Season soup with salt, Tabasco and add asparagus when ready to serve to retain color. Garnish with chopped parsley. Makes 6 servings. *For vegetable stock, use butts from asparagus. In stock pot, add asparagus butts, scrapes of carrot, celery and onion, 4 quarts water, fresh thyme, 1 bay leaf, 1 clove, whole white pepper. Cook until boiling and simmer for 15 minutes, drain and reserve for soup.
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