Fried Asparagus

Fried Asparagus

  Ready in : 45 mins

Fried Asparagus is a main course that serves 3. One serving contains 356 calories, 17g of protein, and 14g of fat. For $1.89 per serving, this recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. 8 people have made this recipe and would make it again. If you have asparagus, breadcrumbs, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. With a spoonacular score of 69%, this dish is pretty good.

Ingredients

asparagus

asparagus

1 bunch

all purpose flour

all purpose flour

0.5 cup

eggs

eggs

2

salt

salt

0.5 teaspoon

pepper

pepper

0.125 teaspoon

parsley

parsley

1.5 teaspoons

grating cheese

grating cheese

0.5 cup

breadcrumbs

breadcrumbs

0.75 cup

vegetable oil

vegetable oil

3 servings

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Bring a medium saucepan with lightly salted water to a boil. Prepare an ice bath (place several cubes with cold water in a bowl).

    water

    water

    ice

    ice

    sauce pan
    sauce pan
    bowl
    bowl
  2. 2
    Place the asparagus into the boiling water for 2 to 4 minutes depending on the thickness of the stalks (they should just be pliable but not fully cooked).

    asparagus

    asparagus

    water

    water

  3. 3
    Remove immediately to the ice bath; when cool, remove to a dish and set aside. Or, you can cook them in the steaming bags for 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

    ice

    ice

  4. 4
    In a small dish (square if possible) beat the eggs, salt, pepper, parsley, and grating cheese together. On your counter or work surface, lay out two paper dishes or wax paper sheets and place the bowl with the egg mixture between them.

    parsley

    parsley

    cheese

    cheese

    pepper

    pepper

    egg

    egg

    salt

    salt

    wax paper
    wax paper
    bowl
    bowl
  5. 5
    Fill the first dish with flour and the second with breadcrumbs. Dip the cooled asparagus into the flour, then the egg mixture and finally into the plain breadcrumbs.

    plain breadcrumbs

    plain breadcrumbs

    breadcrumbs

    breadcrumbs

    asparagus

    asparagus

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    egg

    egg

  6. 6
    Layer the breaded asparagus on a platter lined with waxed paper, and place waxed paper between the layers of asparagus.

    asparagus

    asparagus

  7. 7
    Heat a large frying pan with about 1-inch of oil in it. When the oil is hot, fry the asparagus until golden brown.

    asparagus

    asparagus

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    frying pan
    frying pan
  8. 8
    Drain on paper towels.

    paper towels
    paper towels
  9. 9
    Place on a serving platter.

  10. 10
    Serve immediately, or you can serve them at room temperature as well.