Sarasotas Foil Pouch Oven Roasted Asparagus Recipes

FOIL BAKED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 C (360 F).
• Prepare asparagus by snapping the lower "woody" part of the stem off (if it snaps cleanly you've got the right place; if it is difficult to break try higher up!), and peel the lower section if they're a bit old or thick.
• Tear off a large enough piece of aluminium foil to wrap around the bunch of asparagus securely, and place asparagus in foil.
• Dot with butter and sprinkle lightly with salt.
• Wrap securely, and then wrap an extra strip of foil around the tip end to protect it.
• Bake in oven for 25-35 mins, depending on the thickness and age of the asparagus (Mine were done in 30 and I'd say they were fairly average sized).
• Try to wait until you're ready to serve before you unwrap them, or better still, serve them still wrapped in the foil.

OVEN-ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place the asparagus into a mixing bowl, and drizzle with the olive oil. Toss to coat the spears, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper. Arrange the asparagus onto a baking sheet in a single layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until just tender, 12 to 15 minutes depending on thickness. Sprinkle with lemon juice just before serving.

SARASOTA'S FOIL POUCH OVEN ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Foil Pouch -- About 24-30" long piece of foil.
• Asparagus -- I base this on thick asparagus. Sometimes during the year you can buy the pencil thin asparagus, so make sure that you cut down the cooking time down and the amount of oil and seasoning as this cooks much faster and to me doesn't need as much seasoning or oil.
• I place all the asparagus in the center of the foil pouch and spread the spears out slightly, alternating the tip and stem end so they all cook evenly. Drizzle on the olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon juice and a couple of slices of lemon if you have them.
• Bake -- Fold up the pouch making sure the majority of the asparagus sits flat and seal tightly. I pick it up and shake it a couple of times which really just distributes all the oil and seasoning throughout the pouch.
• Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes on the middle shelf.

OVEN-ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• To grill, follow instructions below except heat the grill instead of the oven, don't use a baking sheet, and turn once during cooking.
• Preheat oven to 425.
• Prepare the asparagus by snapping off the ends or trimming the very end and peeling the tough part with a vegetable peeler.
• Put on a cookie sheet or baking pan.
• Drizzle the oil over the asparagus. Follow with salt, pepper, herbs, and lemon.
• Get in there with your hands and smear it all over.
• Bake for 5 to 10 minutes, until tender.

OVEN ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• 1. Heat 1 Tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat, add minced garlic, and saute until brown. Remove garlic to a plate lined with a paper towel. 2.Add remaining oil; then place aspagus tips facing inward staggered on both sides of pan. Cover pan and cook for 5-7 minutes. 3. Turn asparagus using tongs and continue cooking for 5-7 minutes uncovered until brown. 4. Add butter last 5 minutes of cooking. 5. Remove asparagus, sprinkle with sea salt, and serve with toasted garlic on top as garnish. 6. Squeeze fresh lemon over dish for flavor.