Thai green asparagus

Finley Pike from The Montagu Arms Hotel

Asparagus season is with us – and we all know that Hampshire asparagus is the best in the UK. So make the most of this short season with this recipe for Thai Green Asparagus from The Montagu Arms.

Ingredients

  • 3 white onions
  • 3 red chillies (de-seeded)
  • 130g fresh ginger
  • 1 stick of lemongrass
  • 2 limes (zest and juice)
  • parsley stalks
  • salt
  • 1 tbsp turmeric
  • 400ml coconut milk
  • 2 to 3 Asparagus spears
  • fresh mint (to garnish)

Method

  1. Make a curry paste by sweating the onion, chilli and ginger in a pan until fully cooked with a slight caramelisation.
  2. Tie up the lemongrass and parsley in steep and cook in a separate pan with the coconut milk for 10 minutes. Remove the steep.
  3. Add the infused coconut milk to the curry paste with all the remaining ingredients, blend, then pass through a fine sieve.
  4. Grill the asparagus on a hot pan for 2 minutes on each side, and serve with the Thai curry sauce. Garnish with fresh mint.

Alternatively of course, you could head to The Terrace Restaurant at The Montagu Arms at Beaulieu in the New Forest and let Finley and the team there cook it for you!