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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Boil the asparagus spears for 4-5mins until cooked but firm. | 2. Drain well but keep the water. | 3. Cut off the asparagus tips and set to one side. | 4. Roughly chop the remaining asparagus. | 5. Heat the oil and half the butter in a saucepan and cook the onion until softened. | 6. Add the garlic, the chopped asparagus (not the tips) and some thyme or marjoram (just a sprig or so). | 7. Sautee for approximately 5 mins and add the wine. | 8. Simmer until the wine thickens and then add about 400ml of the asparagus water. | 9. Simmer for a couple of minutes and remove from the heat. | 10. Remove the thyme/marjoram sprigs and puree the remaining ingredients. | 11. Transfer to a large serving bowl, add the asparagus tips and season to taste. | 12. In a saucepan, melt the remaining butter until it is sizzling and add the prawns. | 13. Cook for a couple of minutes, season with salt and pepper and then add the brandy. | 14. Ignite the brandy and let it burn itself out. | 15. Remove from the heat and add to the asparagus mixture. | 16. Cook the linguini in boiling salted water, following the instructions on the packet. | 17. Drain well but retain a little of the water. | 18. Mix the pasta and sauce together in the large serving bowl. If it needs more liquid add some of the pasta water. | 19. There may seem to be a lot of sauce but the pasta quickly absorbs it. | 20. Serve immediately with grated parmesan and black pepper. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
asparagus	550			49895.22	9679.6727	5488.4742	299.3713
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
butter	40			3420.0	157.14	106.86	288.0
onion	1/2		chopped	14.0	3.2689999999999997	0.385	0.035
garlic clove	2		chopped	12608.3333	0.0	2805.0	70.8333
thyme				-	-	-	-
white wine	125			-	-	-	-
	350		peeled	12608.3333	0.0	2805.0	70.8333
brandy	2	tablespoons		12608.3333	0.0	2805.0	70.8333
linguine	500			12608.3333	0.0	2805.0	70.8333
parmesan cheese			grated	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.