Delicious Asparagus Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and reduces saturated fat.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and offers a cheesy flavor.

Wash the fresh asparagus using salt and cold water, then pat dry with a paper towel.

Trim the tough ends off the asparagus with a sharp knife, cutting the same amount off each end.

Heat a small amount of cooking oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot.

Add the asparagus to the pan, ensuring they are not piled on top of each other.

Cook the asparagus without turning them for a while to allow for charring.

Look for a charred appearance on the asparagus for added flavor.

If desired, add Marcala cooking wine to the pan for flavor, but it's optional.

After a few minutes, add 2 tablespoons of butter to the pan.

Season the asparagus with salt, black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder, stirring to combine.

Squeeze juice from half a lemon over the asparagus and mix well.

Plate the asparagus, arranging them in the same direction for presentation.

Let the asparagus cool for a couple of minutes before sprinkling parmesan cheese on top.

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