Semplicemente fantastico!!!

Hello, my fellow bloggers!
Today I will put up a useful post for once (so don’t get too used to it!!) and will furnish you with a recipe which, if you like this sort of thing, will have you licking your fingers!
It’s fast, it’s easy, it’s tasty and it can even be used as a dish to make when you have invited friends.

Here it is:

Asparagus with Tagliatelle (Serves 4)










Ingredients:
500 gram (1 pound) green Asparagus
500 gram (1 pound) white Asparagus ***
60 gram Butter
250 gram Tagliatelle (break into small pieces before cooking)
300 gram Whipping Cream
50 gram Parmesan Cheese
(optional for all you meat lovers: Parma Ham)

Cooking Instructions:
*** If you are using 2 pounds of green asparagus and NO white one, leave all steps coloured like this out!

Boil 1 litre of water (add salt and a little sugar)
Peel white asparagus stems (like you would carrots) and cook in water for 15 minutes
Take out the white asparagus and place on cutting board. Keep the water!!
Now cut the green and the white asparagus into 5 cm (2 inch) chunks
Cook the asparagus heads (green and white) for 3 minutes in above kept water, fish out and keep.
Repeat the last step for the asparagus stems but this time cook for 5 minutes.
Now cook the Tagliatelle in the same water until just soft.
Whilst the Tagliatelle is cooking (this will not take long) whip the cream so it is still soft but not runny.
Strain the Tagliatelle with a sieve and return to empty pot, adding salt and the butter and mix. (Add cubed Parma Ham here if you use it).
Transfer Tagliatelle to a shallow oven-proof dish.
Fold asparagus pieces and heads under the cream and paste on top of the Tagliatelle.
Add Parmesan cheese and place under grill for a short time to over-bake.

Serve with dry, white (or rose) wine and French bread if you are all starving.

If you ever make this dish, let me know what you thought of it!
Thanks

P.S.: Tomorrow, normal blogging will resume!