Sautéed Asparagus with lemon zest
Elevate your side dish with sautéed asparagus! Fresh asparagus spears, lightly cooked in butter and oil, topped with lemon zest and (optionally) parmesan cheese.Adapted from Gordan Ramsay's recipe
Equipment
- 1 large skillet
- hand grater
Ingredients
- 1 bunch asparagus
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 lemon zested
- salt and pepper to taste
- parmesan cheese optional
Instructions
- Snap off asparagus bottoms
- Place a large cast-iron skillet on high heat, until smoking
- Place asparagus in skillet and let them sear, 1-2 minutes per side
- Stir in the butter, coating evenly across all the asparagus
- Pour the olive oil in, coating evenly
- Zest half a lemon over the asparagus
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste
- (Optional) top with shredded parmesan cheese
- Cook until asparagus is at desired level of softness. No more than 5-7 minutes
Notes
You could also replace the lemon zest with minced garlic for a garlic butter asparagus. Just use a clove or two of garlic in place of the lemon.