How do you cook your asparagus?

That is how I cook my asparagus...lol I just don't use the garlic. Maybe it's the asparagus you're using?? I don't know... That's strange that it turned out like that...

I love Love LOVE them grilled... indoors or outdoor, it's yummy..

A grill pan is your best friend in the winter. I have a mister that put olive oil and lightly spray the asparagus and then add lemon pepper. Cook over a med to med-high heat. I also put a tinfoil covered brick on top and cook just until tender.

Good luck!

i steam mine and then put a lil soy sauce and garlic over it. i've never had bad asparagus cooking it that way. do you break off the hard parts of the asparagus? you're supposed to bend it and where it snaps off at the end you throw away.

I coat it in olive oil/sea salt and then either grill or sautee it. Comes out perfectly pretty much every time.

i steam mine and then put a lil soy sauce and garlic over it. i've never had bad asparagus cooking it that way. do you break off the hard parts of the asparagus? you're supposed to bend it and where it snaps off at the end you throw away.

You are??? I didn't know that... My husband and I just eat the whole thing. lol

I roast them. I set the oven to 400 and while it's pre-heating I cut the hard ends off the asparagus, toss it in a bit of olive oil and garlic powder and put them into the oven until they are the tenderness I like .

The skinnier the better, in my opinion. The really thick asparagus can have really tough outer skin, especially near the bottoms. Sometimes I steam my asparagus, for a pasta topping I cut it into 3 inch lengths and saute it with other veggies in olive oil, and sometimes I BROIL it with olive oil (probably 5-6 minutes tops but I'm not positive). I've never tried baking it. Broiling is probably the toughest to get right, it can burn and shrivel quickly. With the other methods, I just taste test to make sure it isn't under or overcooked. Nothing worse than limp and mushy green vegetables in my opinion. The asparagus should be a bright green color.

ETA: I guess the way I broil asparagus it is similar to roasting.

I steam mine or grill, in or out! Try one of those steamer bags for your microwave.

They come out mighty tasty in a Foreman grill - little bit of lemon juice, salt and pepper

Like others said, you need to discard the bottom part, rather than bend them all individually I just cut off the bottom third. I also steam mine for 4minutes, then remove, and run for a second or so under cold water to stop the cooking process. Then you can season them any way you like!

I also found that adding snow peas at the 2minute mark has both asparagus and snow peas perfectly 'aldente'

I just put them on the George Foreman and put a little butter on them after they come off and they are great!

I break off the bottoms where they naturally break.

then put them on a cookie sheet/shallow baking pan.

I pour a little olive oil on them with some Balsamic vinegar (just a little) and sprinkle with salt. THen kind of toss them with my hands. Lay them out in a flat layer.

I broil them under the broiler until they are done to my taste and they come out great.

I can't eat mushy or steamed asparagus just can't do it.

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If it's thin asparagus, I just saute in a little olive oil for just a few minutes. If it's thick asparagus I blanch it for 3-4 minutes then saute or bake. One thing about asparagus is you really have to cut off the woody ends. (wherever the stalk naturally breaks is where the woody end begins) And like artichokes, brussels sprouts and some other greens, if you overcook them it releases a sulfur and will spoil the taste. Good luck with your next batch of asparagus! :-)