Green Asparagus with Lemon Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 kg asparagus
• Lemon (juice)
• sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 125 g butter
• 150 g Sour cream
• Salt
• Pepper
• 2 tsp Sesame seeds
• 0.5 handful watercress

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash the asparagus thoroughly and trim the ends. Bring salted water with a pinch of sugar to a boil and cook the asparagus for about 12 minutes. Remove and drain, then roll in sesame seeds if desired.

2. 2.

   For the sauce whisk lemon juice with egg yolks over a double boiler until frothy. Gradually stir in liquid butter until the sauce is creamy. Season with salt and pepper. Enrich the warm sauce with sour cream.