"Evelyn Ruut" > wrote in message
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>>> Nick Cramer > wrote:
>>>> Tiger_Lily > wrote:
>>>> > Nick Cramer wrote:
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>>>> > can i have a recipe for 'Thai style' asparagus?
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>>>> > we buy it often, even when it's out of season and terribly expensive
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>>>> I'll ask her when she gets home, Kate. I think she and our daughter buy
>>>> asparagus at Costco.
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>>> Stir fried with garlic, soy sauce and oyster sauce. All to taste.
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>> Very simple but sounds tasty.
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> I just recently learned to oven roast it. Turned out great! Just olive
> oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Roast till tender.
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> When we buy asparagus in Sam's club, it is always rather a lot, and more
> than we can use in one meal. This week I steamed it in a tiny bit of
> water, then turned it off as soon as it began to boil. Left it covered
> to finish. We ate what we wanted from it that night.
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> Next day I sliced it up, and on the side, made a white sauce with butter
> and a tiny bit of flour and seasonings, added milk and asparagus cooking
> water, allowed it to thicken under heat, then added the sliced asparagus.
> Cream of asparagus soup. It was delicious.
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> I love getting two meals out of one thing.

Thanks for the ideas Evelyn.