Stir-Fried Asparagus with Shiitake Mushrooms

Name: Stir-Fried Asparagus with Shiitake Mushrooms
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, water; 1 tablespoon, soy sauce; 1 tablespoon, dry sherry; 2 teaspoons, packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons, grated fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon toasted, sesame oil; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 1 pound, asparagus, trimmed and cut on bias into 2-inch lengths; 4 ounces, shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced thin; 2 , scallions, green parts only, sliced thin on bias

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2013, America's Test Kitchen TV

The key to perfectly cooked, deeply flavorful spears? Steam power.

SERVES4

TIME20 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To achieve stir-fried asparagus with a flavorful browned exterior and a crisp-tender texture, we had to start with a hot pan and only stir the asparagus occasionally. This allowed the vegetables to char and caramelize. To ensure that the ve...

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