Asparagus with Peanut Sauce

Name: Asparagus with Peanut Sauce
Yield: Serves 4 as a side dish
Ingredients: 1 medium clove, garlic, minced; 1 1/2 teaspoons, grated fresh ginger; 1 1/2 teaspoons, rice vinegar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, soy sauce; 1 tablespoon, toasted sesame oil; , Salt and ground black pepper; 1 1/4 pounds, asparagus spears, tough ends snapped off; 1 tablespoon, peanut butter; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh cilantro leaves; 1 , medium scallion, white and green parts, minced

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 1998

Side Dishes

Vegetables

Vegetarian

SERVES4 as a side dish

TIME20 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

In search of an asparagus recipe that produced beautifully browned, caramelized asparagus, we found that grilling and broiling work best on thin to medium-thin asparagus—no more than 5/8 inch thick. When we tried spears any thicker, they bu...

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