Alternate title: The Cop Out
This is so easy it feels like cheating. But it is so good! But it is so easy! I'm not even a giant fan of asparagus but we are going to be making it a lot more now. Its there-isn't-even-pots-to-clean easy.
I have no idea if this is a pound of asparagus. Its a lot of asparagus. I already cut the ends off at this point and I cut a generous amount off. I hate the ends
So pretty.
Just wrap the asparagus up in a wet paper towel, sprinkle some salt, and nuke it for around five minutes. Alton Brown says three to four minutes for a pound of asparagus. But I think I had more than a pound in there and I hate when asparagus is stringy so I upped the time to five. This is literally the easiest thing I have ever done.
The microwave gets really steamy which is totally the point.
This was cooked really well. There was no mush on the tops like what happens when I try to steam these over a pot of boiling water. I thought the ends were still a bit too fibrous so I didn't eat the last inch but my husband did. We used this as a side for salmon and it went well together. My husband also had a banana nut muffin which didn't go as well....obvi. No pots were used in this entire meal so clean up was minimal.
Total Time: um like seven minutes? not even.
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