Maple Glazed Asparagus
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Ingredients
- 1 :pound fresh asparagus spears
- 2 :tablespoon olive oil
- 2 :tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 :teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 :teaspoon margarine or butter
Preparation
Preparation
- Wash asparagus spears and trim woody ends off. Discard.
- Dry asparagus well with paper towels.
- Cut asparagus into 3-inch pieces.
- Using a skillet large enough to hold all of the asparagus in a single layer, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.
- Stir to coat the asparagus pieces completely with the oil.
- ook, stirring occasionally, until there is no water in the pan, and the asparagus is browned and tender when pierced with a fork, about 6 minutes.
- Turn heat down to medium if asparagus is browning too fast.
- Drizzle maple syrup evenly over asparagus.
- Stir to coat all the asparagus spears.
- Stir to coat all the asparagus spears.
- Stir until butter is melted and the salt starts to form a crust.
The maple glaze adds sweetness but it is salt that is the key to this asparagus recipe. It enhances the maple flavor, provides amazing crunch and the syrup becomes a candy like coating.