How to Cook Asparagus Quickly

Asparagus is full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidents. The problem is that most people do not know how to cook asparagus. Cooking asparagus is simple when you know how

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Asparagus
• Knife
• Vegetable Peeler
• Rectangular Dish
• 1-tablespoon water
• Bowl
• Microwave
• Lemon Juice

1. Wash an asparagus bunch. Make sure to clean them good and get off any dirt.

2. Trim 1/3 of the asparagus from the stalk end using a paring knife. This will remove the harder stalk from the more tender part. A good way of measuring this is to bend about 1/3 up until it bends easily

3. Peel the stalk with a vegetable peeler to the same size as the tip. Doing this will make sure that the asparagus cooks evenly.

4. Place the asparagus in a microwave safe small rectangular dish. The asparagus can be loosely stacked two or three deep. Add 1-tablespoon of water to the dish.

5. Cover the dish with plastic wrap, leaving a small corner open. This will allow the steam to vent out.

6. Cook the asparagus in the microwave about 2 1/2 minutes on high.

7. Remove from the microwave and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Tips & Warnings

• If serving the asparagus cold, quickly chill in ice to preserve their color and taste.

[godfather25]

on 8/18/2009 These seem like effective ways on cooking asparagus quickly.

[chrisanimelo444]

on 8/16/2009 I love asparagus with cheese. Awesome tips!