🇮🇹 Italian

Asparagus in Bianco

Name: Asparagus in Bianco
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 40 g Butter; to taste Salt; 2, halved and sliced Onion; 4 cloves, crushed Garlic; 2 tbsp Olive Oil; 2 Bay Leaf; 1 tsp Dried Oregano; 150 ml White Wine; 500 ml Stock or Broth; 400 g Asparagus; 6 leaves Sage

🇮🇹 Italian

White-wine braised asparagus without tomato — buttery, delicate and quietly elegant. Ready in 60 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 45 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Butter40 g
Saltto taste
Onion2, halved and sliced
Garlic4 cloves, crushed
Olive Oil2 tbsp
Bay Leaf2
Dried Oregano1 tsp
White Wine150 ml
Stock or Broth500 ml
Asparagus400 g
Sage6 leaves

Optional extras

Fresh Basilhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Brown the asparagus deeply in the Olive Oil in a heavy pot — patience here pays off later.
2
Remove it, then let the onion and garlic soften in the drippings with the dried oregano.
3
Return the asparagus, add the stock and bay leaves, and bring to the gentlest simmer.
4
Cover and braise low and slow until the asparagus yields to a spoon, about 45 minutes.
5
Skim the fat, reduce the sauce to a glaze, and serve with something starchy to catch every drop.

Chef's tip

Skim the fat from the surface before the final reduction for a cleaner sauce.

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