(Asparagus with Hollandaise sauce - Authentic Italian recipes)

1 kg (1,2 lb) fresh asparagus
Hollandaise sauce
Salt

Time:
preparation: 30 minutes
cooking: 25 minutes
Difficulty:
easy recipe
Nutrition Facts (amount per serving):
Calories: XX (kCal) - XX (kJ)
Protein: XX (g)
Total fat: XX (g)
Total carbohydrate: XX (g)
Sugars: XX (g)

Clean the asparagus. Scrape the lower part with a little knife to remove the earth and, if the asparagus are thick, remove the outer layers and woody stalks. Wash them. Cook them upright in tall asparagus steamer or boil them upright, tied into a bunch, in abundant salt water but be careful that their tips are out of the water. It needs 15 minutes for cooking them if they are thick but, if they are tender, it needs 7-8 minutes. Drain them, pat dry with absorbent kitchen paper and arrange on a serving platter. Serve them with hot Hollandaise sauce.