Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2013, America's Test Kitchen TV
The key to perfectly cooked, deeply flavorful spears? Steam power.
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...