Broiling (or grilling outside of North America) is a cooking method that can be used to prepare asparagus. The vegetable can be peeled or boiled before being grilled with seasonings such as salt, pepper, and olive oil. Parmesan shavings can be added as a finishing touch. Asparagus can also be steamed, roasted, or barbecued.
Broiling is a form of cooking that many people use around the world, but people in countries outside of North America often refer to the process as grilling. Uses a heating element to radiate heat onto food at a distance. Grilled asparagus is one dish a cook can prepare using this method.
Asparagus is a long, thin vegetable that grows straight out of the ground. Typically, it is green, but farmers may also grow white and purple color variations. It has a stem with a compact head and is entirely edible. Sometimes, however, ripe asparagus stalks have dry, tough bases.
Cooks often peel off the bases of asparagus spears before cooking, as they can be unpleasant to eat. Another option for the cook to peel off the skin to reveal the softer meat inside. Therefore, the cook commonly boils the spears for a few minutes in normal or salted water.
Another type of dish is grilled asparagus. This involves using a grill, or broiler, but not a barbecue, as this is a different type of cooking. Salt, pepper and garlic are possible flavorings for asparagus spears.
A cook can choose whether or not to add seasonings to his grilled asparagus dish. In addition to salt and pepper, olive oil can be useful for imparting flavors and adding texture to vegetables. Prosciutto ham is another option that can hold spears together in clusters while cooking as a wrap and also add a savory component to the meal.
No prior cooking is required for grilled asparagus. Instead, the cook just needs to toss the spears in his favorite flavors and lay the asparagus in a single layer on a baking sheet. The parchment paper is useful to prevent the vegetables from sticking to the tray.
About ten minutes under the heat cooks the spears. Since the grill can only cook one side of the spears at a time, the cook must turn the vegetables halfway through. Once a sharp knife pierces the thick end of the asparagus with only a small amount of resistance, the spears are cooked. The vegetable also continues to cook for a while after the cook has removed the heat.
Parmesan shavings atop cooked asparagus can complete the dish. In addition to grilled asparagus, the vegetable also lends itself to other cooking methods such as steaming, roasting in the oven and barbecuing. The plant is a seasonal vegetable, but may also be available in stores year-round as an import.
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