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Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 14 9:22 pm Post subject: Roast asparagus and chestnuts

Don't, just don't. It was presented to me. Fresh off the plane from Peru. I know, ok?

So.

Oven at 180 or so.

Toss asparagus spears, halved chestnuts from a jar, two cloves minced garlic, fresh black pepper and a few flakes of coarse salt in some olive oil.

Roast for six or seven minutes. You're after slightly crunchy asparagus, with sweet nuts, and soft, roast garlic.

Went well with pink lamb chops.

jamanda
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Location: Devon

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 14 11:04 pm Post subject:
Maybe wait a couple of months and then try it!

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri May 09, 14 8:09 pm Post subject:
Ping. My asparagus alarm has gone off.

jamanda
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Location: Devon

Posted: Fri May 09, 14 8:15 pm Post subject:
Sounds like a plan.

sean
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Posted: Wed May 14, 14 6:04 pm Post subject:
The chestnuts are a nice touch.

Bodrighy

Joined: 15 Aug 2008
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Location: Near Devizes

Posted: Wed May 14, 14 6:42 pm Post subject:
I love fresh asparagus but unless you grow it yourself how do you get it fresh? Stuff you buy in is usually stringy and 'orrible. pete

sean
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Posted: Wed May 14, 14 6:49 pm Post subject:

I can usually buy reasonably fresh asparagus from the greengrocer in town. I keep an eye out for deliveries coming in though which isn't necessarily practical for people who don't work next door to a greengrocer.

I think it was Finsky who suggested sticking less-than-perfectly-fresh asparagus into water as though it was cut flowers. That works pretty well too.

And roast/grill it. I've pretty much given up on boiling or steaming.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Wed May 14, 14 7:12 pm Post subject:
Live near the farms.

sean
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Posted: Wed May 14, 14 7:12 pm Post subject:
Have you moved to Peru then?

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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Location: South Wales

Posted: Wed May 14, 14 8:17 pm Post subject:
Bought asparagus completely loses the sweetness of just picked asparagus. As an aside, I find that freshly picked asparagus does not seem to affect my urine in the same way as shop bought. Far less smelly.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Wed May 14, 14 8:19 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Have you moved to Peru then?

No, and my airline friends have moved so no more personal deliveries.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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Location: South Wales

Posted: Wed May 14, 14 8:24 pm Post subject:
Was it something you said?

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Wed May 14, 14 8:42 pm Post subject:
I doubt it, I'm inoffensive.

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
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Location: Somerset.

Posted: Wed May 14, 14 9:20 pm Post subject:
Grow your own! We are having Asparagus overload Only takes three years to get a good crop.

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Location: Devon

Posted: Wed May 14, 14 10:05 pm Post subject:

gardening-girl wrote:

Grow your own! We are having Asparagus overload

Only takes three years to get a good crop.

How much space to get a crop worth having?

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