How to Properly Prepare Asparagus

Grilling your favorite asparagus over the flame is one of the good options on how to prepare it and is a very simple process. It only takes a few minutes and you do not need a lot of ingredients.

MATERIALS NEEDED IN PREPARING ASPARAGUS
The materials needed are ten asparagus spears, three to four tablespoons of butter or olive oil for a healthier option, salt, black pepper, spices to taste like cumin or garlic salt, cutting board and aluminum. Place a portion of foil exactly 1 ft. square on the table. Put one tablespoon of butter in the middle of tinfoil (or one tablespoon of olive oil).

Place the asparagus spears under running H2O if it is not grown organically. Remove excess H2O by shaking the spears and place it on the chopping board. Divide it into 2 portions off by cutting the base of each asparagus. Chopped off the white, hard tips from each vegetable. Place the discards directly in the trash bin. Put the trimmed vegetables above the butter oil on the foil. Use pepper to enhance the flavor of the spears.

For ten asparagus spears, use a single pinch of pepper and two pinches of iodized salt. You also have the option to use different kinds of spices like oregano depending on your taste since this type of vegetable copes well with different kinds of flavor. If you have picked butter, divide it into little portions. Place it above the flavored asparagus and remember to spread it carefully. If you have picked olive oil, use a tablespoon to sprinkle the oil above the asparagus.

Fold both sides of the tinfoil to lock the asparagus to create a square shape. Check each side if it is folded securely so that the vegetables will not be half-cooked. Leave some breathing space for your spears but it should not be too much. Carefully put the foil over the grill. It should not be place on the center to avoid it from being overcooked. If you want your spears to be firmer, grill it for just four to six minutes.

If you want softer vegetables, grill it for seven to nine minutes. Use tongs to gently shake the foil as it grill over the fire to mix the butter with the different spices so that the spears can better absorb it. You can directly serve it in your dinner table after removing the foil from the grill.

GRILLING THE ASPARAGUS SPEARS DIRECTLY OVER THE GRILL FLAME
Remember to pick bigger spears so that it will not fall between the spaces of the grate. Remove the white, hard parts of the vegetable. Mixed 4 tbsps. of butter, pepper, salt and other spices in a plate. If you have a lot of preparation time, let the vegetables soaked in the mixture for about twenty minutes.

Use tongs to place each asparagus vertically over the grill. Avoid placing it directly on the flame to avoid it from being overcooked. Grill it 4 minutes on both sides until it becomes soft. Use tongs to remove it from the grill and let it cool down before serving to your love ones.