Asparagus Pan Fried
This simple recipe will show you how to make pan fried asparagus. Sauteed asparagus is a very simple and quick side dish and is great for accompanying many meals using fish or meat.
Green Asparagus
This recipe uses green asparagus, which I much prefer to white asparagus, as I believe it has more taste. Green asparagus is a perennial flowering plant species which is cultivated as a vegetable.
Asparagus is often sold in bunches and the size may vary quite a bit, which may affect the cooking time, so you need to keep an eye on it in the pan.
This recipe gently pan-fries the asparagus in some olive oil with some garlic powder (or I actually use freshly milled dried crushed garlic) and is finished off by melting some butter on the resulting lightly charred asparagus. If you are feeling generous then you can add a sprinkle of parmesan as you serve up.
Pan fried asparagus
It is a really simple recipe and a little bit quicker to make than oven roasted asparagus.
What to eat with asparagus?
I think that asparagus is a great accompaniment to fish. So it goes very well with a nice piece of pan-seared sea bass or trout. Similarly, it is a great side dish to serve with meat dishes. So a delicious rack of lamb served with asparagus is also a nice tasty dish, where the asparagus complements the meat.
Asparagus with pan-seared sea bass
Really whether you cook it in the oven or you cook in the pan depends on what you are going to serve with it.
So if I was serving with fish I would probably pan-fry it, whereas if I was serving with something I was cooking in the oven, like lamb, I would oven roast it with the meat.
Rack of lamb with asparagus
Anyhow, I wish you luck preparing this easy tasty recipe.
I hope you enjoy trying this. If you do, please let me know how you got on in the comments section below!
How to cook Asparagus in a Pan
Pan Fried Asparagus
This recipe is a simple way to pan-fry asparagus on the stove top.
Ingredients
- Bunch of fresh green asparagus
- Salt
- Garlic powder
- Olive oil
- Knob of butter
Optional
- Grated Parmesan
Instructions
- Trim the cut end of the asparagus.
- Heat some olive oil over medium heat in a skillet.
- Place the asparagus in the pan and sprinkle with garlic powder ( I use a garlic mill containing dried crushed garlic).
- Cook in the pan for about 5-10 minutes, turning the asparagus regularly, or until the asparagus has charred slightly and it cooked through.
- Add a small knob of butter and stir while it melts on the asparagus just before serving up.
!Optional
Sprinkle with some parmesan before serving.
Notes
Serve up as a side dish for fish or meat.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 134Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 388mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 2g
This nutrition information was automatically calculated by Nutritionix, but may not be 100% accurate.