“Most guys love asparagus!”


I am not sure is that a myth or is a real claim, but one thing I am sure is: I love asparagus very much! Asparagus is not only delicious, it is also a healthy vegetable with lots of nutrition. In fact, it has detoxifying and diuretic effects where its fibers help us to clean out our gastrointestinal tract.


One of the famous recipes of asparagus can be found in Southeast Asia is Sambal Asparagus. No doubt cooking asparagus with sambal is a tangy dish, but somehow, the taste of sambal overtook asparagus itself. Therefore if you would like to enjoy the original taste of asparagus and not go for something hot and spicy, stir fry asparagus with prawn is definitely a good choice to make.

Though stir fry asparagus with prawn is a simple dish, it is indeed a delicious and healthy diet.  The ingredients required as well as cooking time needed are relatively low if compared with other more complicated dishes I have posted in this site. Therefore if you are a newbie in cooking, this recipe is a good choice for you to start with.

So, let’s see what ingredients we need here:

Ingredients:

200g asparagus, cleaned

6 – 8 prawn, peeled and cleaned

4 glove garlic, chopped small

1 tbsp cooking oil

salt to taste

Cooking Steps:

1) heat up a frying wok or pan. Add oil and when the oil is hot, add in the chopped garlic, stir fry till fragrant.

2) add in the cleaned prawn, stir fry for around 1 minute then pour in the asparagus. Quickly stir fry with high heat.

3) add enough salt and stir fry till mix well. Remove heat and ready to serve.

Cooking tips:

You may want to marinate the prawns with some soy sauce. As I prefer a pure original taste for this dish, therefore I didn’t do so.

Do not use too much oil to cook this dish, usually 1 – 1 1/2 tbsp is enough. This is because asparagus need less oil to cook if compared with other green leaves vegies like spinach or green mustard.

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