How to prepare asparagus


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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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 7 min.
All in all: 35 min.
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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.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
How to prepare asparagus
Rinse the peeled asparagus under running water, paying particular attention to the tips that have not been peeled.

Stage 3 - 7 min.
How to prepare asparagus
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.
How to prepare asparagus
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.
How to prepare asparagus
Take the asparagus out of the pan and drain thoroughly.

Stage 6
How to prepare asparagus
Lay the spears on absorbant paper to wait.

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.
Keeping: 1 day in the fridge.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe6 RDI=2 %10 RDI=1 %070 RDI=4 %290 RDI: 4 %
Per 100 g2 RDI=1 %4 RDI=0 %030 RDI=1 %120 RDI: 1 %
Per piece1 RDI=1 %2 RDI=0 %020 RDI=1 %70 RDI: 1 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
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