Simple Broiled Asparagus

Name: Simple Broiled Asparagus
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 2 pounds, thin asparagus spears (2 bunches), tough ends trimmed (see illustration below); 1 tablespoon, olive oil; , Salt and ground black pepper

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2001, America's Test Kitchen TV

In fewer than 10 minutes, you can have both perfectly broiled asparagus.

SERVES6 to 8

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We developed a perfect asparagus recipe, including a simple sauce, that can be completed in just 10 minutes. We broiled the asparagus to concentrate the flavor and lightly caramelize its peel. While the asparagus cooked, we whisked together...

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