Step by step recipe:

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.
2. 5 min.
   Rinse the peeled asparagus under running water, paying particular attention to the tips that have not been peeled.
3. 7 min.
   Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add salt and plunge in the asparagus. Cook for about 7 minutes.
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).
5. 5 min.
   Take the asparagus out of the pan and drain thoroughly.
6. 
   Lay the spears on absorbant paper to wait.
   
   Your asparagus is ready.