Monday, May 14, 2012

Check out the recipe below




Nancy’s Stir Fried Sesame Asparagus


            2 pounds asparagus, cut into 1 inch pieces
            2 teaspoons sesame seed
            2 tablespoons peanut oil
            2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
            ½ teaspoon salt
            1 teaspoon sesame oil

Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil.  Cook
asparagus in boiling water Bring a pot of lightly salted
water to a boil.  Cook asparagus
in boiling water for 2-3 minutes.  Drain and immediately
plunge the asparagus into a bowl of ice water until it
cools.  Drain and pat dry

Toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat
 until lightly browned; 3 to 5 minutes; transfer to
 dish and set aside to cool.

Heat the peanut oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
 Add the ginger and asparagus.  Season with salt and
cook until the ginger is fragrant about 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and toss with sesame oil and
sesame seeds.
(Had planned to use this recipe but Pumpkinland
did not have any asparagus so
I cooked broccoli from Kathy’s winter garden
“Julia’s Fruit Stand”
and served it the “Grandma” way with mayonnaise)

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