I like to skip putting
the asparagus in ice water and just put the vinaigrette on the warm spears.
Remove and immediately immerse
the asparagus in ice water to stop the cooking process.
Not exact matches
In a small pot of salted boiling
water, blanch the
asparagus for 2 minutes; transfer to the
ice bath to cool.
Bring a medium pot of
water to boil, add the
asparagus and parboil for 2 minutes and immediately toss them
in the
ice bath to halt the cooking process.
I like to blanch
asparagus in salted
water for 3 minutes, then shock it
in an
ice bath, so it stays bright green and crispy.
First blanch your
asparagus: bring a pot full of salted
water to a boil, toss
in the
asparagus and let cook for about 2 minutes, then remove and shift the stalks into a large bowl filled with
ice water (save the cooking
water!)
Or do what we did for the green sauce dollops
in the photo: Blanch the leftovers and a few
asparagus spears
in boiling
water for 30 seconds, shock
in ice water, then puree with a little olive oil and salt.
Blanch green beans and
asparagus for 3 minutes, remove and submerge
in ice water.
6 lg (ideally new) potatoes 1 tin of solid white tuna, well - drained, pulled into chunks (important to buy the best you can afford or cook fresh tuna) 6 large hard - cooked eggs (cut
in chunks) 3 lg tomatoes (skinned and sliced * see note) 1 bunch
asparagus cooked till just barely done — still a little crunchy (Drain and toss
in ice water to stop the cooking.
2 Remove the
asparagus from the boiling
water with a slotted spoon and place the spears
in the
ice bath to cool.