jmcquown wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>> My hubby and I were looking forward to being alone on Valentine's Day
>> when all of a sudden an old friend of mine from Maui contacted me and
>> said she was coming to visit. I was soooooooo bummed; we're
>> newlyweds after all and it was going to be our 5 month anniversary.
>>
> YAY!
>
>> Anyone have any good ideas on something to serve and how to serve it
>> to make it simple, yet give it some sort of ambience? I need help!
>>
> Asparagus Soup? (slurp)
>
> 1 lb. asparagus
> 5-6 c. vegetable stock
> 1 egg
> salt & pepper to taste
> 1 Tbs. dry sherry or rice wine
> 1 Tbs. cornstarch
> 1 small palmful of chopped ginger
> 1 Tbs. light soy sauce
>
> Separate the tips of the asparagus from the middle stalks and set
> aside. (Freeze and use the tough ends to make more stock later.)
> Bring vegetable stock to a boil. Add the asparagus stalks and stir.
> Cover the pot and simmer for 30 minutes until the stalks are tender.
> Add the asparagus tips, ginger, sherry or rice wine and soy sauce.
> Simmer about 15 minutes. Beat the egg and stir it into the pot very
> slowly while stirring (think egg-drop soup). Dissolve the cornstarch
> in a small amount of cold water and add this slowly to the soup to
> thicken it. Keep the soup simmering about 2 minutes. Season to taste
> with salt & pepper.
>
> Jill


ooooooooh, Jill, and you know we both just LOVE asparagus!
OOOOOOooooooooooooooooh! Yeah.........

kili