Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, preparing/ steaming asparagus. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Asparagus is so simple to make and doesn't require anything fancy to taste great. I steam my asparagus like this in just a little bit of water, and then no steamer basket is needed. Then, once it is a bright green color I saute it in a tad of olive oil for about a minute and sprinkle with a little salt.
Preparing/ Steaming Asparagus is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Preparing/ Steaming Asparagus is something that I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have preparing/ steaming asparagus using 3 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Preparing/ Steaming Asparagus:
- Prepare 1 lb asparagus
- Prepare 1 tsp walnut, almond, or extra virgin olive oil
- Make ready 1 tsp lemon juice
In a large skillet over medium heat, add asparagus. Add enough water to just cover the bottom of the pan. Rinse and prepare the asparagus as usual, depending on how hungry you and your guests are determines how many spears you need to cook. - I work on the basis of about six to eight spears per person. Regardless, make sure to eat asparagus within a few days of purchase.
Instructions to make Preparing/ Steaming Asparagus:
- Preparing and steaming asparagus without a steamer is easy to do with aluminum foil and a shallow pan with a top.
- Take one asparagus and gently bend the bottom end.
- The asparagus will break away from the tough end. Discard tough ends.
- Line up all the asparagus and cut off the same amount from the bottom.
- Gently clean with cold water.
- Use shallow pan and sheet of aluminum foil.
- Prepare a "pillow" with aluminum foil.
- Place asparagus in pan with the thicker pieces to back.
- Pour enough water that the lower parts are just submerged.
- Steam on medium to high heat until the asparagus change to a deep green, but are still firm.
- Remove from pan and place in serving dish.
- Drizzle oil, add lemon juice salt and pepper to taste.
Many people prefer thin asparagus stalks for their tender texture. Thin asparagus is indeed delicious at its prime, tender and sweet. It can also be more fragile. Fatter asparagus has a more robust asparagus flavor, and a meatier texture. Make sure to wash the asparagus before cooking, and try them with a towel if you are using dry-heat cooking methods like roasting or sauteing so it doesn't steam instead of brown.
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