Asparagus . . . . . . . tell me what to do with it!

[lucysmam]

I stupidly let my oh loose on mysupermarket.co.uk last night . . . . good in theory, I now just have to transfer my list to paper.

However, he wants to try asparagus now & seems to think that because I've been spending quite a bit of time in the kitchen I ought to automatically know what to do with it

So, what do I do with it? So I look like I actually do have a clue

[ScaryHalloweenSquonkRAAR]

steam it for three minutes
Add butter.

Tis delish



(makes your wee smell funny though, but tis a small price to pay, tis mouth wateringly gorgeous!)

[CharCharGabor]

I just steamed in in the microwave and served with a bit of melted butter. It was gorgeous and very child friendly as well I think. Bet someone else has got a much tastier idea though!

[MOrticiaAdams]

Well, you can boil it, for about 5 mins and serve it with a dollop of butter on top. Or you could wrap it in streaky bacon and pop it in the oven until the bacon is crispy - that's a bit nice!

[CharCharGabor]

Oh good, my idea wasn't rubbish then!

[Overmydeadbody]

oooh so many possibilities!

As squonk said, it is nice just steamed with butter

or added to risottos or pasta sauces

or wrapped in parma ham and baked

[Overmydeadbody]

steam

boil

fry

bake

roast

flavour with butter, ol;ive oil, garlic, lemon zest, mint, parma ham, bacon

Nice served with eggs benedict

chopped up in quiche

chopped up in spanish omelette...

[Overmydeadbody]

asparagus and parmesan on puff pastry squares

asparagus salad with mozarella, capers, butter and balsamic vinegar

[Overmydeadbody]

have a look here lucy

[Sazisi]

Asparagus gratin:
steam asparagus for 4 mins, spread out onto plates, drizzle over white wine & cream sauce, top with parmesan and breadcrumbs, grill until golden then serve with bread.

makes an impressive starter

[lucysmam]

Wow! I only went to wash the pots!

Cheers

I'll try it steamed with butter on top & something more adventurous although not sure what now. Asparagus with warm potato pancakes sounds like it could be a good one to try . . . or risotto as my oh would eat that any time . . . hmmmm . . . . I'll have to have a think about that

[Overmydeadbody]

I think, for the frist time you cook it and eat it, just keep it simple, steam or boil it and serve with melted butter and salt.

[lucysmam]

Good idea. Although I am liking the sound of some of the ideas on your link OMDB. I may even concoct something of my own with it after trying it a couple of times