asparagus

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » August 22, 2008 1:57 pm

Anyone have a good recipe for asparagus? Just wondering how some of you cook it?

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » August 22, 2008 2:01 pm

I like to grill it. sprinkle it with a little EVOO and season with salt, pepper and lemon pepper.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » August 22, 2008 2:31 pm

Saute it in EVOO with onions and garlic and top with fresh parmesan at the end.

Use leftovers in an omelet the next day.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » August 22, 2008 2:31 pm

Actually, now that I think about it, most of my cooking is to saute in EVOO with onions and garlic, topped with fresh parmesan.

No one has starved yet.

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » August 22, 2008 2:53 pm

buffettbride wrote:Saute it in EVOO with onions and garlic and top with fresh parmesan at the end.

Use leftovers in an omelet the next day.

The few times I've tried this, I used just a little bit of water along with not so much of the heavier EVOO. Still comes out great!!

z-man · Post by **z-man** » August 22, 2008 11:20 pm

We just steam it; then serve it with Hollandaise sauce

Post by **SMLCHNG** » August 22, 2008 11:22 pm

Sorry, no such thing as good asparagus

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » August 22, 2008 11:27 pm

SMLCHNG wrote: Sorry, no such thing as good asparagus

Note to self: Don't invite Penny to next year's Asparagus Festival.

Deep fried asparagus.....yuuuuuuuuuuuumy! Grilled, stir fried, it's all good.

I had a coworker who used to broil it with balsamic vinegar and garlic and top it with fresh parmesan...soooo good. And one time I wrapped it in proscuitto and grilled it on my grill pan, then covered it with a balsamic glaze. Good, but a little too salty...I think it was topped with bleu cheese.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » August 22, 2008 11:33 pm

Brown Eyed Girl wrote:Note to self: Don't invite Penny to next year's Asparagus Festival.

I HAVE tried it (always my rule for everyone

) ... nope, not so much. Makes it worse that many many years ago, I worked for my MIL (extra $$) and her catering business. One lady we served it to for a dinner party , and wanted it peeled (tato peeler)before serving. I spent 2 hours doing that.

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » August 22, 2008 11:42 pm

SMLCHNG wrote:
Brown Eyed Girl wrote:Note to self: Don't invite Penny to next year's Asparagus Festival.

I HAVE tried it (always my rule for everyone ) ... nope, not so much. Makes it worse that many many years ago, I worked for my MIL (extra $$) and her catering business. One lady we served it to for a dinner party , and wanted it peeled (tato peeler)before serving. I spent 2 hours doing that.

Well....they DO have wine and beer and lots of other food at the festival...

After 2 hours of peeling asparagus I think I might have shoved the peeler up that lady's nether regions.

What a waste.

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » August 23, 2008 1:07 am

My mom does a warm salad of asparagus, sliced mushrooms and tomatoes with garlic salt that's super easy- equal parts of all three, microwave the asparagus for 2 mins (all covered), add mushrooms, microwave for 2 mins, add tomatoes and microwave for 2 more minutes.

She'll also microwave it with bagged mozzarella cheese. It's not high end but it is yummy.

It's one of my favorite veggies when I can get it from a farm. I'm very happy eating that steamed with salt, but the supermarket stuff is good in risotto. I also make a good cream of asparagus soup.

popcornjack · Post by **popcornjack** » August 23, 2008 2:14 am

if i saw EVOO one more time I was gonna invite Rachel Ray over for a smackdown.

steamed. perfect.

Frank4 · Post by **Frank4** » August 25, 2008 1:01 pm

I throw in a baking pan...asparagus, topped with grape tomatoes and goat cheese. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes. Yummy

East Texas Parrothead · August 25, 2008 2:07 pm

We're lucky to have friends with gobs of it growing wild ... each spring, I steam it, sautee it, bake it .... BEG ... I've never thought of frying it ... mmmm ... may try that next year!

I love mine with lemon butter ....

Hot. Cold. It doesn't much matter ... I just think they're yummy!

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » August 25, 2008 3:08 pm

East Texas Parrothead wrote:We're lucky to have friends with gobs of it growing wild ... each spring, I steam it, sautee it, bake it .... BEG ... I've never thought of frying it ... mmmm ... may try that next year!

I love mine with lemon butter ....

Hot. Cold. It doesn't much matter ... I just think they're yummy!

It grows wild in Eastern Washington too. It's considered a weed by many.

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » August 25, 2008 3:17 pm

East Texas Parrothead wrote:We're lucky to have friends with gobs of it growing wild ... each spring, I steam it, sautee it, bake it .... BEG ... I've never thought of frying it ... mmmm ... may try that next year!

I love mine with lemon butter ....

Hot. Cold. It doesn't much matter ... I just think they're yummy!

Deep fried asparagus is unbelievably awesome. The stuff at the festival is legendary...they have the most windows in asparagus alley (more than half) and always have lines. We go through more than 40,000 lbs of just deep fried asparagus alone during the 3 day festival.

The breading is great, I probably have the recipe in an old festival cookbook. I'll look for it.

It always pains me when asparagus season is over here...it's so fresh and cheap and nothing else compares. I checked some out in the store the other day, it was from Peru and almost $5 a lb!

And it looked like crap!

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » August 25, 2008 3:22 pm

We can't forget one of my all time favorite Far Sides....I think it was called Failed Marketing Strategies or something similar...

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » August 25, 2008 3:32 pm

Thanks Everyone for the new ways to cook an old fav!

Frank4 · Post by **Frank4** » August 25, 2008 5:09 pm

Pickeled in a Bloody Mary is good also...

Blondn6ft · Post by **Blondn6ft** » September 13, 2008 4:24 pm

Brown Eyed Girl wrote:
SMLCHNG wrote:
Brown Eyed Girl wrote:Note to self: Don't invite Penny to next year's Asparagus Festival.

I HAVE tried it (always my rule for everyone ) ... nope, not so much. Makes it worse that many many years ago, I worked for my MIL (extra $$) and her catering business. One lady we served it to for a dinner party , and wanted it peeled (tato peeler)before serving. I spent 2 hours doing that.
Well....they DO have wine and beer and lots of other food at the festival...

After 2 hours of peeling asparagus I think I might have shoved the peeler up that lady's nether regions. What a waste.

There is an asparagus festival in Stockton, CA ...
http://www.asparagusfest.com

hehehe