How to prepare asparagus
Preparing asparagus spears properly involves washing and peeling, then cooking them just right. Here is a simple way to do this.
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Last modified on: June 26th 2013
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0 kg 4 g Asparagus
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How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 26 min. | 7 min. | 33 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Peel the asparagus: cut 1 cm (1/2 inch) off the bottom, then peel with a vegetable peeler from the bottom upwards, stopping before you reach the tip.
You can see how to do this in the video at the side.
You can see how to do this in the video at the side.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Rinse the peeled asparagus under running water, paying particular attention to the tips that have not been peeled.
Stage 3 - 7 min.
Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add salt and plunge in the asparagus. Cook for about 7 minutes.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Check if cooked by sticking a knife into a spear towards the base. It should go through the asparagus quite easily (like through butter).
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Take the asparagus out of the pan and drain thoroughly.
Stage 6
Lay the spears on absorbant paper to wait.
Your asparagus is ready.
Your asparagus is ready.
Remarks
If the asparagus spears stay wet once cooked, they risk giving off water when eaten or when used in a recipe. This is why it is important to drain them well after cooking, even using a salad spinner.
You will find a lot of recipes that advise cooking asparagus "in a bundle". I don't find this particularly effective; simply cooking them in boiling water is far quicker.
You will find a lot of recipes that advise cooking asparagus "in a bundle". I don't find this particularly effective; simply cooking them in boiling water is far quicker.
Keeping
1 day in the fridge.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 35 Kcal or 147 Kj | 3 gr | 5 gr | < 1 gr |
| 2 % | 1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 28 Kcal or 117 Kj | 2 gr | 4 gr | < 1 gr |
| 1 % | 1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 18 Kcal or 75 Kj | 2 gr | 3 gr | < 1 gr |
| 1 % | 1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 Hows to prepare asparagus : 0.88 €
- Per How to prepare asparagus : 0.44 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Asparagus: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Filet mignon with asparagus, Asparagus "en petit pois", White asparagus salad, Asparagus and spinach gratin, Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, ... All |
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