How to Blanch Asparagus - CHOW

[chieffw]

This is doing it wrong, never boil asparagus, the correct way to cook it is to fry it in a pan, if you boil it, it turns mushy and it looses its flavor, if you fry it, the taste remains in it.

[ac3jc]

yeah and if ur doing it in water dont tie em in a bundle like that, it will just take longer cause now u have a greater mass, overcooking the outside and undercooking the inside. also u dont need to fry it, cause high temperatures dry out food. u can bring fat to around 212 degrees or put the asparagus in a bag with a bit of fat and drop them into boiling water.

[FuriousPumpkin]

there's a difference between boiling and blanching. It was in the water for probably a minute.

[some5672]

thats a ton of salt :o

[alexwonton]

Ohhhhhhh nice!