White asparagus with bacon

White asparagus with bacon

Sadly no Oktoberfest for me one year. I was just not in the mood for some reason. Because of that I was able to spend a nice Saturday home with Mary and the kids. So, I awoke this morning and creating a new breakfast was on the cards – what came out was White asparagus with bacon. A damned fine brekkie this is. It looks good, but tastes better. Salty, smoky, sweet, and sour. Yes please for that, any day of the week.

A few days prior I had been doing the usual rummage throughout the supermarket and came across white asparagus. I had not that for a while. It’s very European in its origin. Oktoberfest on the horizon. OK let’s give that a go I thought to myself. So breakfast this morning was indeed that – White asparagus with bacon.

This was enough for four of us easily, and even Baby Jude had a gulp or two.

You will need;

• 1 jar of white asparagus – or 3 stems of white asparagus per person;
• 1 packet of streaky bacon;
• Sea salt & cracked black pepper;
• A little grated cheese;
• Tomato sauce; and
• Mayonnaise.

First to your sauce.

1. A cup of Tomato sauce; and Mayonnaise – I actually used Japanese mayonnaise as it has a sour vinegar flavour that I love;
2. Mix it together. It should go pink, almost thousand island dressing style;
3. Set aside.

Griddle pan next, the ones with the ridges.

1. Now don’t forget the asparagus is cooked if you are buying it in the jar;
2. Take 3 asparagus stems and roll them up tightly in a strip of streaky bacon;
3. Lay in the pan;
4. Repeat 4 times;
5. Drizzle with a little olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and cracked black pepper;
6. On with the heat;
7. Fry off each side until the bacon is cooked. You want it a little crispy and with the browned lines down it;
8. Carefully turn and repeat until the bacon is thoroughly cooked through;
9. Sprinkle a little cheese on top at the last minute and wait until melted. You are finished.

Plating is cool. Take a dessert spoon and scoop some sauce up. At one end of the plate put that sauce in a single dollop and then stretch the spoon away from you. You should end up with a really cool shape of sauce on the plate, that you then can lay the asparagus and bacon on top. Looks real nice, takes minutes, tastes wonderful – so what’s stopping you cooking White asparagus with bacon? Do it, you’ll love. Go on – ENJOY!!!

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