Cooking Asparagus Made Easy

Inspired-Housewife: Cooking Asparagus Made Easy - No Fail Method

Growing up in parts of Western Nevada I remember taking long walks with my parents along the drainage canals that fed water to the local farmers crops. Along side these canals grew wild asparagus. It was fun picking and foraging the asparagus that grew like weeds near the water’s edge. My mom made many meals with our picked asparagus and it is one of my favorite vegetables.

Unfortunately, asparagus gets a bad rap because many people do not know how to cook it and if you get it in the can it is mushy and gross. Cooking asparagus is easy and today I share with you a no fail method on how to make the perfect asparagus.

Directions

Rinse your asparagus and cut off the ends
Grab a large pot and fill it with water or you can use vegetable or chicken stock instead of water. The amount will depend on how much asparagus you have to cook.
Bring stock or water to a rolling boil and then put your asparagus in the pot making sure the vegetable is covered.
Put a lid on the pot and turn off the burner.
Start a timer and set it for 10 minutes, when timer goes off your asparagus should be done. If it is not cooked enough give it another two minutes, but no longer or you may over cook your asparagus.
Take your asparagus out of the pot and drain, then season with sea salt, seasonings, or butter to your liking. I tend to eat my asparagus plain, but it is that simple and I never over cook my asparagus and get mush at the end.

How do you like to eat your asparagus? Comment below!

XOXO

Amee

12 thoughts on “Cooking Asparagus Made Easy”

I love spice so I put it in a pan with EVOO and crushed red pepper, chili powder, paprika, fresh garlic,and some chopped chives(or onions) sautee it for 10 to 15 min. on med to high heat! If I have brussel sprouts I will put some of them in too!

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Oh Jamie,
That sounds really yummy I love brussel sprouts too. Wish I has some in my house right now I would try your recipe. Thanks for sharing. Amee
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I rinse it, snap off the ends, place on a cookie sheet in a single layer and drizzle it with olive oil and lemon pepper or freshly ground black pepper. Then bake it in oven at 400 deg for about 15 minutes. Delish!

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Hi Alicia,

Yum that sounds like a good way to cook it too. 🙂 Amee
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I stem cook my. 8 minutes exactly. not one minute longer and its perfect.

Blanche

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that should be steam cook.
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Hi Blanche,

That is wonderful I bet it tastes good too! Yum! Amee
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We blanch it in boiling water for 1 minute, marinade it with olive oil and salt and then BBQ it. Yum!

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Hi Shannon,

That way sounds good too man I am loving all the ideas people are giving me for cooking asparagus. Thanks, Amee
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I cut off most of the stick ends, spray pam on pan season with salt and garlic powder, cook till crispy and brown – DELISH!! Also do that with my brocolli and cauliflower

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Yeah I do other veggies similar to what you do in the oven this makes me want to eat. 🙂 Amee
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