How to Cook Asparagus | Julia At Home (S5 E6)
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I use non dairy butter and garlic in a pan and I also buy 90second rice in microwave mix them together with some garlic powder and cheese
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I have not been able to trust my broiler. It either doesn't cook anything or burns everything in like 60 seconds. I usually make asparagus on the stove top on medium heat in a nonstick pan in about 6 to 7 minutes
I prefer cooking in a pan on the stove-top and using bacon fat.
I'm cracking up at the way this was edited.
"THIS is MY kind of meal! A spear of asparagus."
The "break it off at the end" technique has been disproven for a long time.
The ends go into a low and slow cooking soup instead of compost. You can pull them out if you don't want to eat them.
Idk bout that audio track. The music. Didnt really fit the vibe
no thank you. this makes my pee smell
I snap each spear as asparagus from the store is rarely very uniform. I also steam mine a couple of minutes so the the broiler only has to finish the job of cooking. More tender and juicy inside.
After washing and trimming, I drizzle on garlic olive oil and roast Asparagus at 425 for about 10-12 min. I then give it a sprinkle of sea salt when it comes out of the oven along with a little bit of lemon 🍋 juice. Yum! 😋
I love your videos, Julia! Thanks! ❤
I heard somewhere that vegetables are more delicious when you cook them like meat. Broiling is certainly one way like that! I like to stir fry spears in butter, season with a little salt or use salted butter, along with a clove of crushed garlic, and maybe some chives. My veggie=hating SIL loves eating veggies at my home.
Asparagus with grilled salmon. What’s your secret recipe 🤔
Roasted asparagus is the best. I also roast it when making cream of asparagus soup. Somehow though I missed it at my local farmers market 😢
DO this on the BBQ
If that’s how your asparagus looks after 8-10 minutes, your broiler is broken. Mine would be destroyed in 4 minutes.
I generally steam it being careful not to overcook. If I’ve got the grill going (California, so that’s often the case), I pop it on the grill.
Just made some goulash 👍💯🔥✌️
I sauté it with butter and sprinkle nutmeg.
A new way to have asparagus. Egg wash (or oil dip) and seasoned panko. Then bake and have a crunchy exterior and tasty asparagus spear. One can put any number of spices and seasonings into the panko. If one can do the same with a blooming onion, then having the same method for asparagus is just as great.
I love asparagus too, although I've never had it under the broiler! Will definitely try this next time. Thank you for sharing this with us! 💜
Throwing that oven mitt seemed personal. Best part of the video!
I love asparagus, but only when it's cooked 'til soft. Does this make it soft?
Little salt and lemon pepper on the grill for me. Hot and fast.
Nice
Why do we have to keep seeing Julia every day?
I do the same thing with Brussels sprouts yum!
snapping asparagus doesn't work. it will change based off where you hold it.
I do this with broccolini ans brussel sprouts too!!!
Love asparagus. Never thought about roasting them. Asparagus seem so delicate for broiling. I'm willing to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing. 👍
I've always oven roasted but broiling would cut the time in half. I sprinkle grated parmesan cheese on them just after removing from the oven.
Looks delish! Easy too
I love roasted asparagus, too, but it's a springtime veggie. A lot of the asparagus you find in the grocery store this time of year is trash. In March or April my local store usually sells asparagus that's been grown on a local farm only 10 miles away. Absolute heaven.
3 things. 1, now I need to go to the store and get some asparagus. 2, not snapping all of them, you’re taking the fun out of it. And 3, I have no idea what you’re doing with the fish but I want the recipe for that as well.
I have been doing this for years, and it's so versatile! I've seasoned it with salt, lemon juice and garlic infused oil, or tamari and mirin, and it goes in all sorts of directions so nicely.
Four inches away from the broiler for 10 minutes? I feel like they’d totally burn in that time.
What?
No lemon zest?