Let's talk asparagus

Wife cooks asparagus very often. She typically bakes them in the oven at 400 for 8 min or so... A little evoo, cracke salt, cracked pepper.... Son puts parm cheese on his.

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My favorite is blanching then coating in olive oil, salt, pepper and on the grill

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Yes indeed. I don't bother blanching though. They seem to turn out ok if tossed in olive oil, salt, pepper and then simply grilled. Actually, that's my preferred way to enjoy asparagus.

A couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium high. Add the asparagus and season with salt and pepper. Cook the asparagus for about 5 minutes, moving around in the skillet.

Add a table spoon of butter and cover for 5 minutes. The water in the butter will soften the asparagus.

Continue pan frying for 5-10 minutes until spotty brown and tips are slightly crisp.

No better way IMO.

A like to wrap a few spears in prosciutto and stick them in the oven.

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EVOO, sea salt, lemon

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this...I add some pepper and garlic powder

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EVOO, sea salt, lemon

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add some good Balsamic Vinegar, and you have what I do.

I do what boss floss does

Trader Joe's has incredible frozen asparagus. Spears are individually flash frozen so you can cook just what you need. They're thin spears with natural bright green color and best of all they usually cost less than fresh.

My wife cooks them in the microwave these days. I assume it's some Pinterest deal. They're pretty good. Not as good as a steak though.

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EVOO, sea salt

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Add cracked pepper and soy sauce

Oven at 350 for 10-12 min