Cecilys Amish Asparagus In A Bacon Cheese Sauce Food

ASPARAGUS BUNDLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Divide the asparagus spears into 12 bundles. Carefully wrap 1 piece of bacon around each bundle, starting about 1/2 inch from the bottom of the tips. Secure the bacon-wrapped spears with a toothpick. Lay the bundles in a low-sided casserole dish. In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter, soy sauce, garlic salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Pour the hot sugar mixture over the asparagus bundles. Transfer the dish to the oven and roast until the spears have begun to wilt and the bacon looks fully cooked, about 25 minutes. Remove the toothpicks before serving.

MARMIE'S BACON, GARLIC ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Fry bacon medium crisp in frying pan on med heat.
• Remove bacon, chop coarsley and set aside - reserving bacon fat in pan.
• Place 2 crushed cloves of garlic in pan and fry untill tender but not browned.
• Meanwhile - To prepare asparagus for cooking:
• Wash,.
• Hold bottom end of asparagus in right finger tips, the other hand will hold asparagus in about the middle and bend to 'snap' off ends where they naturally break to get rid of the tough ends. Discard ends.
• With a potatoe peeler and gently peel tough outer layer away from cleaned asparagus.
• Place in frying pan with the partly cooked garlic and cook untill tender crisp - about 5 minutes. Watch that the garlic does not burn, what you are looking for is a gentle crispy golden color.
• Sprinkle asparagus with chopped bacon and parmesan salt and pepper -topping with the crispy garlic from the pan. - serve immediately.

CHEESY ASPARAGUS AND HAM

Steps:

• In large skillet, melt butter, stir in flour, cook 1 minute.
• Slowly stir in milk, cook until bubbly.
• Add cheese, salt and pepper, mix well.
• Remove from heat.
• Put 3 pieces asparagus on each ham slice.
• Roll up and place in 13x9 baking pan.
• Cover with the cheese sauce.
• Sprinkle with crumbs.
• Bake at 375* for 20 minutes.

ASPARAGUS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• White sauce: Melt butter; add flour& stir until smooth.
• Add milk, salt, pepper& garlic& stir until boiling.
• Lower heat& stir continuously until thick.
• Add cheese& stir until melted.
• Place asparagus in a greased casserole dish.
• Arrange egg slices over asparagus.
• Pour white sauce over all.
• Melt 2 T.
• butter& stir in cracker crumbs.
• Sprinkle crumbs over top of the casserole.
• Bake@ 300 for 40 minutes.

ASPARAGUS SAUCE - 2 WAYS

Steps:

• Snap off asparagus tips. Trim & discard the bottom inch of ea asparagus stalk. Peel the stalks, cut into 2-in pieces & set aside.
• Heat butter in a 2 qt saucepan over med heat. Add flour & stir well w/a wooden spoon. Reduce heat to low & cook (stirring often) for about 5 min or till roux has a nutty aromoa, but do not let it brown.
• Whisk in the broth, stirring to make a smooth sauce. Add asparagus stalks, bring to a gentle simmer & cook for 30 minutes.
• Puree using a blender, immersion blender or food proc. Keep warm till ready to use.
• Cook asparagus tips in salted boiling water for 3-5 min or till barely tender. Drain at once, rinse w/cold water to stop cooking process & set aside.
• Just b4 using sauce as desired, add asparagus tips & warm for 3 minutes.
• NOTE #1: If using canned asparagus, drain & reserve liquid. When the roux is ready for addition of the broth, combine the reserved asparagus liquid w/broth to a total volume of 2 cups & add to roux, using additional broth as needed to get desired consistency. This method will concentrate the asparagus flavor. If using it + the broth, you will not need added salt.
• Note #2: Without the fresh asparagus tips, you will not have the visual & textural elements of using fresh asparagus, but the sauce will be rich & flavorful. I favor adding baby shrimp or crisp bacon pieces to get visual & textural elements.
• To Serve: Use sauce to top cheese omelets, cheese grits, a cheese souffle, cheese quesadillas, a baked potato, etc.

BACON-WRAPPED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Place asparagus on a sheet of waxed paper; coat with cooking spray. Sprinkle with pepper; turn to coat. Wrap a bacon piece around each spear; secure ends with toothpicks. , Grill, uncovered, over medium heat until bacon is crisp, 4-6 minutes on each side. Discard toothpicks.

ASPARAGUS, MUSHROOM, AND BACON OMELET WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Steam the asparagus just until tender-crisp (3-5 minutes); drain.
• Sauté mushrooms & garlic in reserved bacon grease until cooked and moisture has evaporated (about 2 minutes).
• In a medium bowl, beat together the eggs, cottage cheese, salt, and pepper until completely blended.
• Coat an 8-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray.
• Heat the skillet over medium-high heat until just hot enough to sizzle when a drop of water is added; pour in the egg mixture.
• With an inverted pancake turner, lift the edges as the mixture begins to set to allow the uncooked portion to flow underneath.
• When the top is set, fill one half of the omelet with the asparagus, mushrooms, bacon, and cheese.
• With the pancake turner, fold the omelet in half over the filling.
• Slide onto a plate, and serve.

A.B.C. VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine asparagus, broccoli, and cauliflower in a pot of water and cook at medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Combine mushroom soup and cheese in a separate pot and heat until cheese melts.
• Drain the cooked vegetables and put in a casserole dish.
• Pour soup and cheese mixture over the vegetables.
• Cover with onion rings and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until bubbly.