Easy Microwave Asparagus Food

SIMPLE MICROWAVED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Cut or snap woody ends from spears. Wash spears with cool water. Do not dry.
• Place spears in a single layer in a glass microwave-safe baking dish, allowing room between spears. Cover dish with plastic wrap, opening one corner slightly for steam to vent.
• Microwave on high for four minutes. Test doneness with fork.
• Season as desired with salt and pepper or other seasonings (garlic salt is good), butter or sauce. Serve immediately.

MICROWAVE STEAMED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Put the asparagus in a microwave-safe dish and sprinkle with the olive oil and 1 tablespoon water, season with salt and pepper and top with the tarragon. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and seal well. Microwave for 2 minutes. Top with freshly shaved Parmesan and serve immediately.

HOW TO COOK ASPARAGUS IN THE MICROWAVE

Steps:

• Choose fresh asparagus. If using fresh asparagus instead of frozen asparagus, make sure the spears you choose, are firm and bright green. The tips should also be firmly packed together. Asparagus spears can be fat or skinny. Thicker spears takes a little longer to cook, but both are equally flavorful and nutritious. No matter, which you choose, though, the spears should be evenly sized.
• Rinse the spears in cold water. Clean the asparagus by rinsing them thoroughly under cold, running water, gently rubbing the tips to loosen any dirt, sand, or debris. Asparagus is grown in sandy soil and usually has some debris in the tips. As such, a thorough rinsing is important. Pat dry with paper towels once rinsed.
• Snap off the base of each spear. Use your hands or a knife to snap off the bottom 1/3 of each spear. Usually, this will be about 1 to 1.5 inches (2.5 to 3.8 cm). These ends are especially woody and are generally not very appetizing. You should be able to roughly estimate where the right breaking point is by gently bending the spear a few times near the bottom. The point at which the stalk turns tender will usually be the easiest, most natural breaking point, and you can usually break the bottoms off at this point with your hands.
• Peel off the scales at the bottom of each spear. Use a vegetable peeler to scrape off the rough scales or knobs on the outside each stalk. This is not necessary, but it does give the spears a clean look. It can also be especially good if you are using thick asparagus. You only need to peel the lower 2 inches (5 cm) or so of the spear.

EASY MICROWAVE ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Using your hands, snap each piece of asparagus and discard the ends.
• Place whole asparagus spears into a plastic steamer with one inch of water in the bottom. Make sure to layer these in a criss-cross pattern to create space between the stalks.
• Microwave on high for 1:30 min for 1/4" thick, 2:15 for 1/2" thick, 3:00 min for 3/4" thick (see Recipe Note #1).
• Remove asparagus from container and drain any remaining water.
• Add hot asparagus back to container along with your butter, salt and pepper.
• Lid the container and lightly shake until asparagus is well coated and seasoned.

MICROWAVED ASPARAGUS RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook another 2 to 3 minutes until the asparagus is tender. Stir once more before serving.
• Serve and enjoy.

STEAMED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Pour or spritz the water onto 4 paper towels. Spread out the paper towels and lay the asparagus on top of the dampened towels. Sprinkle with the salt. Roll up the asparagus in the dampened towels. Lay the bundle, seam side down, in the microwave. Microwave on high until the asparagus is just crisp tender, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the microwave using tongs and carefully unwrap. Arrange on a serving platter and serve immediately.

LEMON ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Place asparagus and water in a 1-1/2-qt. microwave-safe bowl. Cover and microwave on high for 4-5 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Add butter, lemon juice and tarragon; toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

THE BEST STEAMED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Place asparagus in a microwave-safe dish. Pour in wine, and dot with pieces of butter.
• Cover loosely, and cook in the microwave on High for 3 minutes, or until bright green and tender. Allow the dish to stand 5 minutes before serving.

MICROWAVE STEAMED ASPARAGUS TIPS

Steps:

• Clean fresh Asparagus and snap off wooden ends. Discard wooden ends or use in another recipe.
• Place water in bottom of steamer.
• In steamer basket lay the Asparagus with tips pointing towards the outer edge of basket.
• Mist Asparagus with olive oil or drizzle lightly with olive oil.
• Sprinkle with seasoned salt. I usually eyeball this, but it is around 1/2 teaspoon.
• Place in Microwave. Microwave on high 2 to 3 minutes. Let stand 2 minutes.
• Enjoy.