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Asparagus
Wash the Asparagus. Peel several cloves of garlic. Medium/ medium-low . Extra virgin olive oil and butter in the pan. Mix the garlic with the oil and butter. Toss in the asparagus. Pads of butter on top of the asparagus. Add salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Toss the asparagus so all the stalks get a turn making contact with the pan (salt, pepper, lemon as you go). Turn off the heat when the asparagus has reached its brightest color and starts to darken. Tossing another couple minutes.
Wash the Asparagus. Peel several cloves of garlic. Medium/ medium-low . Extra virgin olive oil and butter in the pan. Mix the garlic with the oil and butter. Toss in the asparagus. Pads of butter on top of the asparagus. Add salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Toss the asparagus so all the stalks get a turn making contact with the pan (salt, pepper, lemon as you go). Turn off the heat when the asparagus has reached its brightest color and starts to darken. Tossing another couple minutes.
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Asparagus
KETO
LOW CARB
| PERFECT 10!: |
Asparagus
Garlic, Butter, and Olive Oil tossed with Asparagus in a pan. Add salt and pepper and lemon juice.
Garlic, Butter, and Olive Oil tossed with Asparagus in a pan. Add salt and pepper and lemon juice.
- Wash the Asparagus let dry wrapped in a towel
- Peel several cloves of garlic (then peel several more...)
- Turn up the heat! Medium/ medium-low
- Extra virgin olive oil and butter in the pan
- Toss in the garlic and mix it with the oil and butter
- Toss in the asparagus
- Add pads of butter on top of the asparagus
- Salt, pepper, and lemon juice to taste
- Toss/rotate the asparagus and garlic (adding salt, pepper, lemon, and butter to taste as you go) so all those little stalks get a turn making contact with the pan
- I usually turn off the heat when the asparagus has reached its brightest color and starts to darken, then keep tossing for another couple minutes
- Enjoy!
Recipe from the comments (zrizza)
I do this often because it's so easy and delicious
Asparagus is hardest at the wide end and softer on the tips so it is necessary to trim a little off the bottom of them to make cooking easier.
ASPARAGUSThere is a tip out there saying that you should snap one in half to find the best spot to trim but that is all BS.
Line the stalks all up and just trim and inch or so off the bottom; trim enough so that the stalks will fit into your pan.
Updated October 2024
Posted November 2022
Cast Iron Pan
Cast Iron Griddle
- With Onions
Calphalon Pan
All-Clad Pan
Added water to make soft asparagus
Added water to make soft asparagus
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Bacon Wrapped
Some or All
Add at the very end in the pan or even after plating
Add at the very end in the pan or even after plating
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Parmesan Cheese
AsparagusThe thinner the asparagus stalks, the higher the ratio of woody stringy stuff. When shopping, try for the medium thickness asparagus.
Skinny Asparagus
Too much woody stuff
Feels like you're eating weeds or something
Feels like you're eating weeds or something
Super Soft
- Add butter or olive oil like normal
- Fill the pan with enough water to cover the asparagus
- Let it simmer until water is gone
- Check for softness if not soft enough repeat
With Steak and some Garlic Bread
Recipe
Asparagus
KETO
LOW CARB
| PERFECT 10!: |
PER ENTIRE RECIPE:
OUR ESTIMATE PER 5 SPEARS:
2g
NET
CARBS
CARBS
0g
ADDED
SUGARS
SUGARS
0g
TRANS
FAT
FAT
1mg
SODIUM
0% DV
2g
SAT FAT
10% DV
1mg
CHOLESTEROL
0% DV
Nutrition Facts
Asparagus
Amount per serving
% Daily Value*
Asparagus
Serving size
5 Spears (100g)
Amount per serving
Calories
177
% Daily Value*
| Total Fat 6.3g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat 2.0g | 10% |
| Trans Fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 0.8mg | 0% |
| Sodium 1,922.3mg | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate 6.3g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 4.0g | 14% |
| Total Sugars 1.0g | |
| Includes 0g Added Sugars | 0% |
| Protein 0.0g | 0% |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 27.0mg | 2% |
| Iron 0mg | 0% |
| Potassium 215.8mg | 5% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
4g
FIBER
14% DV
1g
NATURAL
SUGARS
SUGARS
4g
UNSAT
FATS
FATS
CALCIUM
27mg
2% DV
POTASSIUM
215mg
5% DV