When it is cooked properly and is fresh, asparagus is a fantastic vegetable. It never fails to please my family and friends.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 1 bunch fresh asparagus, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup water
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Drizzle olive oil into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, add asparagus spears; cover and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add water and cover to steam asparagus and keep it from drying out. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes or until asparagus is tender. Season with salt and pepper.
- When trimming your asparagus, you want to snap each spear where it wants to break on the lower 1/3 of the stalk. This will give you the best parts of the asparagus and will avoid the tough parts.
Reviews
I subbed seasoning salt for salt and added some red pepper flakes. Used clarified butter.
So tasty, tender and flavorful. It made a perfect side dish for broiled salmon.
I chopped 2 nice size cloves of garlic in my olive oil and used kosher salt. You’re right. This is a yummy vegetable dish that presents well alongside any entree.
Made the recipe exact but we just didn’t like it that much. Think next time we’re going to try some more season!
Perfect as is! Sometimes the simplest and easiest preparations are the best! I had about 1/ 2 lb asparagus and reduced the olive oil to 1 tblsp but still used 1/4 cup water. Cooking time is spot-on. Thanks for the recipe!
Excellent! easy and tasty!
Made this just like the recipe & my girls loved it!! They said they were Perfect!! So glad I found this & saving it now!! Thank you so much!! It was delicious!! Y’all should try this, you’ll love it!! So easy to make!!!