BBC Food - Recipes - Asparagus with cured ham, poached duck egg and hollandaise sauce

BBC Food - Recipes - Asparagus with cured ham, poached duck egg and hollandaise sauce

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This simple, elegant and decadent starter will wow your friends and family - it’s a restaurant-quality recipe at home.

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Cooking tools:

  • Hand mixer
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Double boiler
  • Pepper mill
  • Pot
  • Saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Slotted spoon
  • Mixing bowl
  • Chef's knife
  • Paper towel
  • Plate
  • Stove

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 4 duck eggs
  • 16 asparagus spears, stems peeled and trimmed
  • 8 slices air-cured ham, ideally British (alternatively, use serrano or Parma ham)
  • 125g/4½oz unsalted butter
  • 50ml/2fl oz white wine vinegar
  • 1 shallot , finely chopped
  • ½ tsp whole black pepper corns
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • salt
  • freshly ground black pepper

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