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[petermarcus]

I had a fun cooking contest -- come up with a meal with these three ingredients:

* Asparagus
* Lemongrass
* Almonds

Christey and I batted it around a bit, and I made an almond crusted asparagus roll with a lemongrass hollandaise:



More pics and step-by-step:
http://fotocuisine.com/2009/03/19/almond-crusted-asparagus-rolls-with-lemongrass-hollandaise/

Inside is bacon, blue crab, and asparagus. I figured bacon and asparagus go well, plus there's the whole California roll riff (asparagus instead of cuke, blue crab instead of imitation crab leg). The toasted almond bits added crunch and flavor. Hollandaise and asparagus are also a classic, but instead of lemon juice in the hollandaise, I used a white wine infused with lemongrass for a sour-peppery base. Pretty filling, too!

Comments

[minouette.livejournal.com]

very creative (especially the bacon)!

[petermarcus.livejournal.com]

Thanks, there was a lot of fusion in this one. And bacon makes everything taste better :)

[nbbmom.livejournal.com]

You absolutely need to go on Top Chef or Hell's Kitchen or some other cooking reality show. You would win hands-down.