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Steamed Asparagus with Orange Sauce

You can prepare the asparagus any way you like; steamed as in these instructions, or grilled or roasted work fine too. Make the sauce to taste, starting with 1 cup orange juice, add 1 tsp each of the remaining ingredients except salt. Adjust amounts to suit your taste then add salt at the end.

What you need

  1. 1 lb. fresh asparagus spears
  2. Water
  3. Orange juice
  4. Zest from one Orange
  5. Honey
  6. Dijon Mustard
  7. Soy Sauce
  8. Minced Garlic
  9. Toasted Sesame seeds
  10. Salt

How to make it

  1. Combine sauce ingredients to taste and set aside
  2. Trim ends from asparagus spears
  3. Choose a cooking method below
  4. Drain asparagus and place onto a serving tray
  5. Pour sauce over and use tongs to coat the spears
  6. Serve warm or at room temperature

> You can purchase toasted sesame seeds, but you can also toast them yourself. In a 6 inch skillet over low heat, add raw sesame seeds (do not use oil or water). Cook stirring occasionally until lightly browned and you begin to smell them.

Cooking Asparagus: Methods
Asparagus Steamer Method - Place trimmed asparagus into the asparagus steamer, tips up and add 2 inches of water. Bring water to boiling and cook about 5-8 minutes
Percolator Method - Take an old percolator and wash it well. Place trimmed asparagus spears into the percolator tips up. Plug in percolator and check after about 5-8 minutes.
Skillet Method - Place about 1/2 inch water in the bottom of a skillet and bring to a boil. Lay trimmed asparagus spears in and cover. Stir after 3 minutes moving bottom layer to top. Recover and continue cooking another 2-3 minutes.

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