Boiled duck’s egg with asparagus soldiers

Name: Boiled duck’s egg with asparagus soldiers
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 duck eggs (or ordinary hen’s eggs); 900 g (2 lb) medium to thick asparagus; 4 duck eggs (or ordinary hen’s eggs); sea salt

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

British Food

By Mark Hix

Published 2005

About

Fresh asparagus is an excellent foil for rich, soft-boiled duck eggs. Serve as an elegant starter, brunch or snack.

Ingredients

900 g (2 lb) medium to thick asparagus
4 duck eggs (or ordinary hen’s eggs)

Europe
United Kingdom
Snack
Starter
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Brunch

Method

To prepare the asparagus, cut or break off the woody ends. Peel the stalks with a fine swivel vegetable peeler, starting about 5 cm (2 inches) down from the tips. Set aside.