Asparagus Mousseline Recipes

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring salted water to a boil. Cook asparagus until al dente (about 5 minutes, for regular asparagus and 3 minutes for pencil asparagus, from the time the water returns to a boil).
• Remove asparagus from the pot and refresh in ice water to stop the cooking process. Chill until needed.
• Serve with both cold Orange Mustard Sauce and hot Sauce Mousseline.
• In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, reduce the orange juice until only 1/2 cup remains. Transfer to a bowl and let cool, over a bowl of ice. Stir in mustard, salt, and pepper.
• Add whipped cream and stir until well blended. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
• Yield: 1 1/2 cups
• In a heat resistant mixing bowl, combine the egg yolks, water, lemon juice, pepper, and salt. Whip over hot, not boiling, water until thick and creamy. Slowly whisk in the butter, a few drops at a time, until the mixture begins to emulsify. In a slow stream, whisk in the remaining butter until it is completely incorporated. Correct seasoning, to taste. Fold in the whipped cream and keep warm until needed.
• Yield: 1 1/2 cups
• Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck, "Modern French Cooking for the American Kitchen" Houghton Mifflin, 1981

Steps:

• Snap the ends off the asparagus. Then, using a vegetable peeler, peel about 2 inches off the thickest part of the stems.
• Bring a big pot of water, with the salt and the sugar, to a boil. Drop in the asparagus, and cook for about 15 minutes, depending on the thickness. Pierce with a fork to see if they are tender; white asparagus should be cooked softer than green asparagus. Drain, and set aside.
• Meanwhile, to make the mousseline, separate the egg, and put the yolk in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the mustard, red-wine vinegar, and salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Pulse to combine. With the motor running, gradually drizzle in the oil until it emulsifies and you have a thick, creamy mayonnaise.
• Beat the egg white to stiff peaks. Mix half of the beaten egg white into the mayonnaise, then gently fold in the other half to make a very fluffy mousseline. Serve the hot asparagus with the mousseline on the side.

Steps:

• Wrap each fillet around 6 asparagus spears. Fasten with food picks. Stand fillets upright, side by side, on a buttered shallow baking pan. You may have to trim the asparagus to have the fillets stand upright. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix melted butter, lemon juice, and fines herbes. With a pastry brush, spread mixture over the trout and asparagus. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, or until trout are cooked. Spoon pan juices over trout from time to time during baking. While trout are baking, prepare Mousseline sauce. Sauce: In a saucepan, melt the butter, stir in the flour, and cook over low heat until well blended. Stir in sherry and light cream. Stir over medium heat until sauce bubbles and thickens. Remove from heat. Fold in whipped cream and season with sat and pepper. Keep warm. When trout are ready, place on a warmed serving platter lined with hot cooked saffron rice. Spoon sauce over trout and serve at once with garnish.