Asparagus puff pastry with saffron sauce

Ingredients

• 1 sheet puff pastry
• 1 bunch green asparagus
• 1 beaten egg
• Salt and ground black pepper

For the saffron sauce

• 1 teaspoon saffron threads
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt and ground black pepper

Step-by-step preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
2. Wash the asparagus and trim off the woody ends.
3. Roll out the puff pastry and cut it into rectangles of the size you want.
4. Sauté the asparagus in a skillet with a little olive oil, salt and black pepper for 5 minutes.
5. Place the asparagus on each pastry rectangle, leaving a 1 cm border.
6. Fold the edges of the pastry toward the center to form a rim.
7. Brush the edges with beaten egg.
8. Bake for 15–20 minutes, until the pastry is golden.
9. Meanwhile, make the saffron sauce: heat the olive oil in a skillet and sauté the onion and garlic until golden.
10. Add the white wine and cook for 2 minutes.
11. Add the chicken stock and saffron and simmer for 10 minutes.
12. Add the cream and cook for 2 more minutes.
13. Season with salt and pepper.
14. Serve the asparagus pastries with the saffron sauce spooned over.