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| Name: | Asparagus 5 Ways | Contributor: | Martin Golding |
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| Description: | five basic preparations for asparagus | Posted: | 1997-04-15 |
| Key words: | asparagus | Category: | Side Dishes |
| ID: | 723 | Updated: | 2006-01-08 23:28:31 |
| Ingredients: | Asparagus
Other basic stuff ginger dry sherry soy or fish sauce chile garlic paste sesame oil cornstarch chicken stock |
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| Preparation: | Grilled asparagus:
Brush asparagus lightly with garlic flavoried olive oil. Grill until tender but still crunchy. Serve warm. Steamed asparagus: Scatter asparagus in a steamer basket over boiling water until tender but still crunchy. Drain, then brush lightly with garlic flavored olive oil. Serve warm. Boiled asparagus: Stand asparagus upright in boiling salted water, or lay them across a wad of foil to keep the heads out of the water. Simmer until tender but still crunchy. EITHER: brush with garlic flavored olive oil and serve warm, OR dress with garlic flavored olive oil and an assortment of vinegars, and serve cold. Stir fried asparagus: Break asparagus into 2 inch lengths. Stir fry over high heat in 2 tablespoons of garlic flavored olive oil with a teaspoon or two of grated ginger. When tender but still crunchy add two tablespoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry, 2 tablespoons soy or fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of Sambal Ooleck (sp? chile garlic paste) and 1 teaspoon of sesame oil. Thicken with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch stirred into 2 tablespoons of chicken stock. Serve with rice. Microwaved asparagus: Lay asparagus in a single layer on a microwave safe plate. Cover with microwave safe wrap. Microwave until tender but still crunchy (a minute or two depending on quantity). Drain, toss with garlic flavored olive oil, serve warm. |
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| Notes: | K75s ARE boring. LOTS of perfectly satisfactory motorcycles are boring.
Gold Wings and Concourses and FJs and Voyagers, for instance. |
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