Asparagus Ragoût, a recipe from Christian Willer on the Worldwide Gourmet

Ingredients

• - 500 g (18 oz.) green Asparagus
• - 20 small new onions or pearl onions
• - 1 head of lettuce
• - 50 g (3 tbsp.) butter
• - Crème fraîche (optional)
• - Salt and pepper
• - A few sprigs of parsley
• - 1 tbsp. flour
• - 1 large glass of water