thoughts on asparagus?

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  • links_slayer
    links_slayer Posts: 1,151 Member
    my thoughts = nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom
  • Denjo060
    Denjo060 Posts: 1,008
    I wrap them in bacon and make a sweet sauce and bake them I will post the recipe they are remarkably low in calories




    Here is the recipe
    It serves 10 and you can use real bacon instead if you want




    Raw - Asparagas 4 Spears, 40 spears
    Best Yet - Golden Light Brown Sugar, 5 tbsp
    La Choy - Light Soy Sauce, 1 tblsp
    Land O Lakes - Butter (1/2 Sticks), 8 Tbsp
    Garlic - Powder - Generic, 1 tsp
    Butterball - Thin & Crispy Everyday Turkey Bacon, 20 Slices


    Sorry I guess I should have posted how to prepare them (Its early)
    Melt together the brown sugar
    Soy sauce
    Butter
    and Garlic
    Take 4 asparagus spears and wrap a slice of bacon around them to keep the bundles together lay them in a baking tray and pour the sauce over them Bake at 350 F for about 20 minutes or until bacon is done and asparagus is tender
    They are only 158 calories a bundle if you make them with Turkey Bacon.
    You can find this recipe on the Food Network Under Trisha Yearwood recipes
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    It tastes like unicorns and rainbows in my mouth. They are good plain with just a little salt and pepper. You can add butter, minced garlic, squeeze of lemon, or wrap them in BACON! You can broil them, bake them, grill them or microwave them to thew tenderness you prefer. So delicious, all of them.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    Makes my pee smell funny...

    that being said, it makes a delicious lower-carb accompaniment when cooked wrapped in smoked bacon with some parmesan.


    Oh, yums! I also like my Brussels sprouts like that too.

    Brussels and bacon (pancetta cubed is great with this too) if not too OT, is effing delicious. I don't know why people give them such a hard time. My favourite bit of Christmas dinner!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    It is one of my favorite vegetables as long as you don't over cook it. It's good raw or lightly sauteed in olive oil or roasted. Gets mushy if you over cook it.

    Canned is digusting mush. :sick:
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    Asparagus is very expensive right now. About April, the price will be about a third of what it is now. I like mine steamed in a frying pan, then drained and seasoned with melted butter, granulated garlic and lemon pepper.

    Come to AZ, it's already cheap and in season here, nyah, nyah! :tongue:
  • Dahamac
    Dahamac Posts: 213 Member
    I second this: the first time I tried asparagus was canned and then I boiled the stew out of it. The end result was like stringy bitter baby food.

    Years later a chef taught me - heat water to boiling (seriously) then add asparagus for no more than 5 minutes (usually much less except for really thick stalks) then pull asparagus out of the water and immediately soak in cold water to stop the cooking. Then season the asparagus. I skip the seasoning since I love it plain.
  • harlanJEN
    harlanJEN Posts: 1,089 Member
    I'm late to the party I'm sure. Nothing says PARTY like asparagus , but I digress ....

    FRESH - always. roasted in the oven with a small drizzle of olive oil , sea salt and garlic
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I love the stuff - had it last night just steamed, but also good with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar, or roasted, or grilled, or with bacon....mmmmmm!

    It's cheap in California too - got it for .98 a lb yesterday. I love asparagus season!
  • jlynnm70
    jlynnm70 Posts: 460 Member
    I love it - I buy fresh and steam it - drizzle a little basalmic vinegar on it and eat it up. It is a little expensive when you buy out of season. And just because the store bundles it in one pound sections, doesn't mean you have to buy a pound (at least not around here) Just take the rubber band off and buy a small portion to try it.

    Make sure you cut about an inch off the ends because that part is tough (woody) - and buy the skinny stalks - that is the most tender. The thick ones are tough. (I'm married to a chef and that is what he told me and I've learned he is right!) shhh don't tell him that tho! LOL
  • MarKayDee
    MarKayDee Posts: 196
    Am I the only person who can eat asparagus without it affecting their pee? I have literally never had this problem, and I eat asparagus 2-4 times a week.

    I steam it and serve it with roast chicken, or I top mushroom risotto with it, or just eat it with my fingers off on my son's plate of chicken nuggets (he's two and loves his veggies, I am the luckiest mother in existence.)
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    It is one of my favorite vegetables as long as you don't over cook it. It's good raw or lightly sauteed in olive oil or roasted. Gets mushy if you over cook it.

    Canned is digusting mush. :sick:


    Yes.

    Also, I find it to be not very good when it's undercooked. It tends to taste kinda bitter. But when it's right? Best veggie EVER.
  • eddiesmith1
    eddiesmith1 Posts: 1,550 Member
    Am I the only person who can eat asparagus without it affecting their pee? I have literally never had this problem, and I eat asparagus 2-4 times a week.

    I steam it and serve it with roast chicken, or I top mushroom risotto with it, or just eat it with my fingers off on my son's plate of chicken nuggets (he's two and loves his veggies, I am the luckiest mother in existence.)

    I never have the issue normally, but I used to live close to a farm and when it was in season we ate loads of it (like a pound plus a day) then it affected me ymmv:noway:
  • Iknowsaur
    Iknowsaur Posts: 777 Member
    Asparagus done in a skillet with eggs and parmasean is like, the best meal ever
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    I LOVE it.

    I cook it with a little olive oil and garlic and it is delicious.

    Most people don't like that it makes your pee smell funny though.
  • amblight
    amblight Posts: 350 Member
    I love it! Really really love it! If you are worried, steam or roast them really really well, and if the seem really wide or light at the end, cut it off as it can be a bit chewy and bitter. Really tender asparagus, a sort of rich flavour, I would say they taste more savory than other veggies, though have a distinct "green" flavour. Uh,mmmmmmm, I wish I had about a thousand asparagus right here now!
  • MarKayDee
    MarKayDee Posts: 196
    Am I the only person who can eat asparagus without it affecting their pee? I have literally never had this problem, and I eat asparagus 2-4 times a week.

    I steam it and serve it with roast chicken, or I top mushroom risotto with it, or just eat it with my fingers off on my son's plate of chicken nuggets (he's two and loves his veggies, I am the luckiest mother in existence.)

    I never have the issue normally, but I used to live close to a farm and when it was in season we ate loads of it (like a pound plus a day) then it affected me ymmv:noway:

    I've eaten over a pound of it in a day without a pee issue, in fact I didn't know that was a thing until I was 15. My mom used to joke that I love it so much because the town I was born in, in Germany had an annual asparagus festival, I think it's just because who in their right mind doesn't like it.
  • moya_rargh
    moya_rargh Posts: 1,473 Member
    I love asparagus! I steam mine and dip it in anything :)

    Makes my urine smell bizarre, though!?!
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    It tastes like a veggie. Like asparagus. I can't think of anything else that it tastes like.

    It's high in iron. I like it.:smile:

    I get asparagus pee.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Love it!! We baked it in the oven with alittle Olive oil and Salt and Pepper, about 5 minutes before we pull them out we sprinkle some Parmesan cheese on them and set on broil til the cheese is melted and crisp... :drinker:
  • GingerLolita
    GingerLolita Posts: 738 Member
    I only like the thin, fresh kind. I roast it with olive oil, salt and pepper or grill it with cooking spray
  • SoreTodayStrongTomorrow222
    SoreTodayStrongTomorrow222 Posts: 252 Member
    makes your pee smell but is super yummy.
  • Elsie_Brownraisin
    Elsie_Brownraisin Posts: 786 Member
    I think it is wonderful. It makes your pee smell funny though.

    You don't have to spend £3 on it, it's cheaper in May/June and tastier. They have it in Aldi and the market fruit stalls about that time too, maybe scrawiner specimens, but that way you won't have spent a lot if you don't like it.

    I like it roasted, boiled, griddled, in a salad, dipped in egg or with hollandaise.

    This recipe is good, from Ottolenghi, I just use splodges of soft goat's cheese. Could use Hallumi if you like it, too squeaky for me.

    http://eattherightstuff.squarespace.com/blog/2008/6/7/char-grilled-asparagus-courgettes-and-manouri-salad.html
  • kbkeats
    kbkeats Posts: 103 Member
    I looooove asparagus! I'll mi\x it in with my pasta, or eat it boiled on it's own with lemon juice. If you're looking for a bit less healthy option, I've also made "asparagus fries".
    Just take asparagus (trimmed), dip in beaten eggs, roll in bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese, and bake. Delicious!
  • fittyinthemaking
    fittyinthemaking Posts: 126 Member
    found frozen ones in asda for £2 :) boiled them for 30 mins... the taste was ok but they were stringy? :sick: have i boiled them for too long? they were un chew-able, yuk!
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Love the stuff.

    Steamed with a little salt. Yum!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    how am i going to describe how it tastes like to you? i love it. it tastes like asparagus. i generally oven roast it with oil, salt and pepper for about twenty minutes, depending how thick they are. if i want, i'll chop up some garlic (better through a press though) and spread it on it the last 3-5 minutes
  • kellymac518
    kellymac518 Posts: 132 Member
    i love asparagus baked in olive oil with some spices on it... delicious... i like to eat it with chicken usually
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    I always hated them until I had them grilled. Yum!
  • DirtyCurvesAhead
    DirtyCurvesAhead Posts: 121
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    ^ That almost made me giggle.
    I must be easy because I lol'ed IRL!

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