My Favorite Asparagus Food
THE BEST ROASTED ASPARAGUS
The perfect roasted asparagus should be lightly browned and tender, yet bright green and crisp. Roasting the spears at a high temperature helps achieve this. We also browned grated Parmesan to make a nutty, crumbly frico topping. Wait until ready to serve to top the vegetables so the crisped cheese stays crunchy.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories side-dish
Time 20m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a wire rack.
- Put the asparagus, olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl. Toss to coat evenly. Spread the asparagus in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Roast for 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly browned and tender, but still bright green.
- Meanwhile, spread the Parmesan evenly in the bottom of a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook undisturbed until the cheese melts, sticks together and turns golden brown, about 2 minutes, then flip with a rubber spatula and cook until golden on the second side, about 2 minutes more. Transfer the frico to a wire rack-lined baking sheet to cool completely, about 2 minutes. Break the frico into small crumbles and put in a small bowl. Add the lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and toss to combine.
- Transfer the roasted asparagus to a serving platter and squeeze the fresh lemon juice over the top. Top with the crumbled frico mixture.
MY FAVORITE WAY TO COOK ASPARAGUS
The best thing about this method is that it is completely and easily do-ahead! Great for company! Since HIS favorite way to EAT asparagus is as a separate course on buttered toast, at the end of the 8 minutes cooking time, I drain almost all the water out of the skillet, add a chunk of butter, heat slightly until the butter melts and serve on (yes) buttered toast. Edited to say: call me crazy, but I peel my asparagus with a potato peeler unless it is under 1/4" thick!
Provided by Jezski
Categories Vegetable
Time 15m
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Snap off bottom third of stalks or where they snap easily. Arrange the thoroughly washed stalks in 2 or 3 flat layers (bigger stalks on the bottom) in a 10-12" skillet.
- Cover with cold water until it stands ½" above the asparagus. Add a tablespoon each of salt and sugar.
- Bring UNCOVERED to a rolling boil; let boil from 2-4 minutes depending upon the thickness of the asparagus and whether you like it very crisp or not quite so chewy.
- Remove from the heat and let stand, still uncovered, in the water at least 8 minutes or until ready to serve.
- If the wait to serve is too long and the asparagus gets cold, simply bring to a boil once more, drain and serve immediately.
- Sometimes I get crazy and sizzle the stalks in the butter for a couple of minutes. Still have to put that on toast, though.
- Cooking Tip: Frozen asparagus may be cooked the same way. Start with frozen, cover with cold water, bring to a boil separating stalks; boil 1 minute, take off the heat and let stand for 4 minutes.
- Maybe you would like a smashed garlic clove and/or red pepper flakes in the water. I haven't tried that yet.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 128.1, Fat 6.3, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 3572.6, Carbohydrate 16.2, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 9.4, Protein 5.8
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