VIDEO: Drinking asparagus cooking water?

asparagus you can not only eat, but also spoon. You are probably familiar with freshly cooked asparagus as a main course or garnish or also asparagus soup. Did you also know that you are called asparagus tea able to buy? Instead, you can simply drink the asparagus cooking water.

Drink instead of throwing away - asparagus boiled water is healthy

• While asparagus isn't 100% proven to actually be dehydrating, don't overdo it when drinking the asparagus water. The boiling water is not suitable as a thirst quencher.
• Besides, you should water drink only if it has not been salted. Salt intake is counterproductive when it comes to dehydration.
• If you accidentally threw away the cooking water, it is sufficient to boil the well-washed peel of the asparagus.

A recipe for asparagus soup

Tired of asparagus vegetables, tea or boiling water? Then just prepare an asparagus soup according to this simple recipe.

1. Prepare the broth in a saucepan.
2. Clean the asparagus, cut it into bite-sized pieces and add it to the broth. Let it cook there over a mild heat for 20 minutes until tender.
3. Put the butter in the second saucepan and sweat the flour in it.
4. Then pour the boiling broth through a sieve into the roux and beat the liquid vigorously with the whisk so that no lumps are formed. The asparagus pieces remain in the sieve.
5. Then add the white wine and boil the liquid again. Season with salt and cayenne pepper.
6. Put the drained asparagus back into the broth, fold in the cream and let the soup get really warm again. If necessary, taste them again.
7. Pour the soup into deep plates and garnish with chives. Serve The cream of asparagus soup right away.

Bon Appetit!