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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Snap the tough butt ends off the asparagus or peel to the tender core. | 2. Cut the stmes into 1" pieces. | 3. Reserve the asparagus tips Bring 5-6 qts water to rolling boil, add 2-3 Tbs salt, and cook asparagus stems for 6-8 minutes until soft and totally tender. | 4. Remove stems with slotted spoon, refresh in cold water, and drain Cook the tips in the boiling water for 3-5 minutes until tender, remove with a slotted spoon, refresh in cold wate, and drain. | 5. Reserve asparagus cooking water. | 6. Puree the stems in a food processor with lemon zest, extra virgin olive oil, 1/2 cup asparagus cookign water, and salt and pepper to taste; transfer the sauce to a 3 qt pot. | 7. Return the remaining asparagus cooking water to a rolling boil, add the pasta, and cook until it still offers considerable resistance to the tooth, around three quarters of the recommended cooking time. | 8. Drain, reserving 2 cups of pasta water. | 9. Add pasta, asparagus tips, and 1/2 cup starchy water to asparagus stem puree and cook ina 3 qt pot over highest heat, stirring for 3-5 minutes until pasta is almost cooked and sauce coats pasta. | 10. Add more pasta water, 1/4 cup at a time, if sauce becomes too dry. | 11. Sauce should surround pasta but be slightly liquid since cheese will thicken it. | 12. Add the grated Parmigiano, heat for an additional minute to melt the cheese and serve immediately. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
asparagus	1	lb		90.7186	17.5994	9.979	0.5443
water	5 -6			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sea salt	2 -3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
lemon	1	teaspoon	minced	1.2808	0.4116	0.0486	0.0132
extra virgin olive oil	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
penne	14 -16	ounces		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
parmigiano	1/2	cup	grated	-	-	-	-

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