Asparagus Spears with Sesame

Name: Asparagus Spears with Sesame
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams fairly thin pencil asparagus, ends trimmed, cut into 2-inch pieces; 6 servings Kosher salt; 3 Tbsps sesame oil; 4 Tbsps sesame seeds; 2 Tbsps soy sauce; 2 teaspoons sugar; 2 Tbsps white wine vinegar

Asparagus Spears with Sesame might be just the side dish you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 10g of fat, and If you have sugar, wine vinegar, sesame seeds, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. In a medium bowl, whisk together the sesame oil, white wine vinegar, soy sauce, and sugar. Set aside.

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White Wine Vinegar

Sesame Oil

Soy Sauce

Sugar

Water

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Whisk

Bowl

Pot

Prepare an ice bath: Fill a large bowl halfway with ice cubes and add some cold water.

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Ice

Water

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Bowl

Place a colander squarely inside the ice bath. The colander will keep you from having to pick the asparagus out from amongst the ice cubes in the ice bath.

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Asparagus

Ice

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Colander

Add salt until the boiling water tastes like seawater.

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Water

Salt

Add the asparagus to the boiling water and cook for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes - you want them to be crunchy. If the asparagus are thin, cook for only 1 minute.

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Asparagus

Water

Remove the asparagus from the water with a strainer and transfer them to the colander inside the ice bath. Allow them to cool completely for a few minutes and then place them on a kitchen towel to drain any excess moisture.

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Asparagus

Water

Ice

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Kitchen Towels