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What to do with Frozen Asparagus?

I bought about 4 lbs. of this at Costco, and it cannot be prepared as you would fresh asparagus (poached, steamed, or roasted). It just gets too soft and mushy. They are quite skinny.

Any recipes or ideas of what I can do with it, considering how the texture is so weird? I hate to pitch it, but I'm just before doing so.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Cream of asparagus soup, or use some of it in a vegetable stock.

  • 1 decade ago

    I thaw out whatever vegetable it is. Then I cook many kinds of vegetables in my microwave. I believe that the fulll quality of the vegetable is of the essence. I use two plates one on top of the other, which seals in the 'steam.' I cook the asparagus for three minutes, three minutes more and then three final minutes. This should do it. You should try it and see how delicious and well cooked it is. It has rendered me a most encouraging and fulfilling meal. You should put some melted butter over the asparagus. It is the best and it's healthy for you.

  • angel
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    You can buy those ziploc veggie steam bags, add the frozen asparagus and some seasonings and cook as directed on the bag, also you can add chopped up chicken pieces with it. A meal in a bag....yummo

  • 1 decade ago

    I'm not sure if you mean you cannot fry it, but I would try doing that. That's actually the only way I eat it, using a tiny bit of olive oil and many spices (thyme, rosemary, basil, oregano, pepper, salt) and usually it doesn't get too soggy. Frying usually let's it keep the texture, but only if you don't soak it in olive oil. Hope that helped, if not try any of these: http://www.fatfreevegan.com/search/search.pl?Terms...

  • 2 tablespoons butter

    1 can cream of mushroom soup

    1/2 small onion, chopped

    1/8 cup dry sherry

    1/4 cup shredded fontina cheese

    1 cup chopped cooked chicken

    8 asparagus spears, steamed until crisp-tender

    Savory Crepes, recipe follows

    1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish.

    In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add cream of mushroom soup and onion and cook for 2 minutes, Stir in sherry, fontina cheese and chicken. Cook until cheese is melted.

    Spoon 1/4 cup chicken mixture down center 1/3 of each crepe. Place 2 asparagus spears over chicken mixture. Fold edges of crepe over filling, and place, seam side up, in prepared baking dish. Sprinkle 1/2 cup Swiss cheese over crepes. Bake for 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and crepes are hot.

    Savory Crepes:

    3/4 cups all-purpose flour

    1/2 teaspoon salt

    1 1/4 cups milk

    1 large eggs

    1 egg yolk

    1 tablespoons butter, melted

    In a medium bowl, combine flour and salt. In another medium bowl, whisk together milk, egg, egg yolk, and butter. Gradually add flour mixture to milk mixture, whisking until smooth.

    Heat an 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Spoon 2 1/2 tablespoons of batter into skillet; cook for 30 to 45 seconds. Loosen crepe with a spatula, and carefully turn over. Cook for 30 to 45 seconds; transfer to plate. Repeat procedure with remaining batter, stacking crepes on a plate.

    Yield: 4 servings

  • 1 decade ago

    can you microwave it and put it in a flavoring bag like they have on tv" almost like shake-in-bake" for veggis

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    use it as a temporary door stop

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