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Garlic Asparagus with Ginger

Name: Garlic Asparagus with Ginger
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 675g Asparagus, cut diagonally into 1/2'' thick slices; 120ml water; 2 tsp cornflour; 1 tbsp medium dry sherry; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tbsp freshly grated ginger; 1 heaped tbsp crushed garlic; 2 tbsp sesame seeds lightly toasted

Lovely - go on and try it.

Customer Rating:
5.0

(2 votes)

Posted by: Rhona
On: 13/02/2009

Cuisine

British

Time

15 - 30 mins

Skill Level

Newbie

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You will need

Ingredient	Add
675g Asparagus, cut diagonally into 1/2'' thick slices	Awaiting stock	More products
120ml water
2 tsp cornflour		More products
1 tbsp medium dry sherry
2 tbsp soy sauce	Awaiting stock	More products
1 tsp sugar		More products
1/2 tsp salt		More products
1 tsp sesame oil	Awaiting stock	More products
1 tbsp vegetable oil		More products
2 tbsp freshly grated ginger		More products
1 heaped tbsp crushed garlic	Awaiting stock	More products
2 tbsp sesame seeds lightly toasted		More products

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Method

Place the asparagus into a saucepan of boiling water and cook until just tender about 3-4 mins.
Drain well then transfer the asparagus to a bowl of iced water for a few mins. Drain again.
In a small mixing bowl stir together the cornflour and water until dissolved then add the soy sauce, sherry, sugar, salt and sesame oil and mix well.
Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan until hot then add the ginger and garlic and stir fry for 1 min.
Add the asparagus and stir fry for 1 min then stir in the cornflour mixture and bring to the boil stirring frequently and making sure the asparagus is well coated.
Sprinkle in the sesame seeds toss well and serve immediately.