Breaded Asparagus Recipes

Steps:

• Trim crusts from bread, and flatten slightly with a rolling pin.
• In a bowl, stir blue and cream cheeses together with the egg until well blended and creamy. Spread a thin layer of cheese mixture over each slice of bread. Roll one asparagus spear inside each, and fasten with a toothpick.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan. Roll each asparagus wrap in butter to coat. Place on a baking sheet small enough to fit into the freezer, and freeze for one hour, or until butter hardens and wraps are somewhat firm. Remove pan from freezer, discard toothpicks, and cut each wrap in half crosswise. Store in a resealable plastic bag in the freezer until ready to use.
• To serve, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• Arrange frozen asparagus wraps on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until lightly browned. Check occasionally, and turn if necessary, for even browning and to prevent burning. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Pulse the bread in the bowl of a food processor until it becomes fine crumbs. Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat pan over medium-high heat until hot. Lower heat to medium, add bread crumbs to the skillet and toast, tossing often, until crumbs are golden brown and toasted, about 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely.
• Grate egg in the medium-sized holes of a box grater or on a medium microplane grater (used for grating chocolate or cheese). Combine the egg, bread crumbs, parsley, cheese, salt, and pepper in a medium-sized bowl and toss to combine.
• Steam the asparagus until firm, but tender, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Arrange asparagus on a serving platter and top with Parmesan-Egg Crumb Topping.

Steps:

• Steam asparagus, if fresh, can use whole canned asparagus in this recipe also.
• Dip in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs.
• Heat the 2 Tablespoons of oil in skillet and brown asparagus, turning gently.
• When golden, remove and serve.
• Note: The recipe says that Cauliflower can be done the same way, but I admit I have never tried it.

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water by 1 inch; season with salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and simmer until tender, about 9 minutes, adding the asparagus during the last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain.
• Meanwhile, combine the breadcrumbs and 1 tablespoon tarragon in a shallow dish. Season the pork with 1/2 teaspoon salt, a few grinds of pepper and the paprika. Spread 1 tablespoon mustard on one side of the chops, then press, mustard-side down, into the crumb mixture.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the pork chops, crumb-side down, and cook until golden brown and just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side.
• Whisk the sour cream, vinegar and the remaining 1 tablespoon each mustard and tarragon in a large bowl. Add the potatoes and asparagus, the basil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper; toss. Serve with the pork chops.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a food processor, process bread until coarse crumbs form. Transfer breadcrumbs to a small bowl. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil. Add Parmesan, season with salt and pepper, and stir with a fork to combine.
• Arrange asparagus in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil and season with salt and pepper. Top with breadcrumb mixture and bake until breadcrumbs are golden brown and asparagus is tender, 20 minutes. Squeeze lemon juice over asparagus just before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place asparagus in a large plastic bag. Drizzle half the olive oil over the asparagus, seal the bag and shake until asparagus is coated evenly with the olive oil. If necessary, add only enough of the remaining olive oil to coat the asparagus. Place the asparagus in a single layer on a cookie sheet, season with salt and pepper. Bake until tender or crunchy depending upon your preference, about 12 to 20 minutes.
• Tips: (Shortcut chef) Toss asparagus with oil, salt and pepper as directed below and store in refrigerator until you're ready to bake it off. Get into the habit of spending 5 to 15 minutes prepping tonight or tomorrow's dinner during the day and you will be eating in more than out. The weight will come off quicker with home cooked healthful meals and you know it.
• Tip: From mom's lips to your ears: You forgot to tell them to snap off the woody bottoms. Tell em to hold asparagus, one at a time, in their hands near the cut end and snap it like kindling. Mother Nature saw to it that the asparagus breaks in just the right spot, save the ends for stock.
• Morph: Serve one other simple veggie side and a piece of oven baked fish such as salmon and dinner is all done. Cook off extra asparagus and throw it into a frittata, polenta, or pasta later in the week.
• If the Queen's coming for dinner, toss cooked asparagus with fresh lemon, plate and garnish with thin curls of Parmesan.
• Tip: Asparagus starts losing its sweetness the minute it's cut, therefore, as always, look for the freshest stalks possible. Skins should be smooth and bright colored with tightly formed heads.

Steps:

• Beat egg and mix with cold water.
• Mix crumbs, salt, cheese and paprika together.
• Dip asparagus in egg mixture then in crumb mixture, then in egg mixture again.
• Chill one hour.
• Heat oil in frypan,'til very hot but not smoking.
• Add breaded asparagus, fry, turning frequently until golden brown.
• Should be fried quickly, so the outside is browned but the asparagus is still crisp.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Prepare the asparagus by trimming off the tough woody stem.
• Set up a breading station by whipping the egg whites and mayonnaise together (the mayonnaise helps the whites stick to the asparagus). Sprinkle with some salt and pepper.
• In a separate, dish add the panko, Parmesan, Italian seasoning and paprika. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and mix. Dip each asparagus spear in the egg wash and then coat evenly in the seasoned panko breadcrumbs. Place the spears on a wire rack over a baking sheet and lightly drizzle with some olive oil (this will help them crisp up).
• Bake until golden and crispy, 15 to 17 minutes. Serve immediately.

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• Bring about 2 inches of water to boil in a saucepan. Add the asparagus, and cook for about 3 minutes. Drain, and pat dry.
• Heat enough oil to cover the bottom of a large heavy skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Whisk the egg in a small bowl, and place the cracker crumbs in a separate bowl.
• Dip the asparagus pieces into the egg, and then coat with cracker crumbs. Fry in the hot oil until golden. Turn frequently for even cooking. If they are browning too quickly, reduce the heat a little. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place asparagus in a 9x13 inch baking dish, and cover with bread crumbs, salt, pepper, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese.
• Lay thin slices of butter on top.
• Bake, covered, for 30 minutes. Remove cover, and bake 5 minutes more, or until browned on top.

Steps:

• Cook asparagus spears in boiling salted water until barely tender.
• Drain on paper towels.
• In wide bowl, beat egg with milk.
• Dip asparagus spears into egg mixture, then into bread crumbs.
• Heat enough oil to cover asparagus to 364 degrees in deep fryer or large skillet.
• Diameter of pan should exceed length of spears.
• Fry coated asparagus, a few at a time, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle with grated cheese.

Steps:

• Heat 1-inch vegetable oil in a deep-sided skillet over medium heat.
• Whisk buttermilk, paprika, black pepper, and lemon zest together in a wide bowl.
• Pour flour into a separate wide bowl.
• Place a paper towel-lined plate near the stove top.
• Dip 1/3 of asparagus in buttermilk mixture.
• Transfer asparagus to flour and coat thoroughly.
• Repeat with a second layer of buttermilk mixture and flour.
• Fry coated asparagus in the hot oil until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer to the paper towel-lined plate.
• Repeat the battering and frying process until all the sticks are cooked. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Combine beer and egg whites; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Dip asparagus into batter., In a deep cast-iron or electric skillet, heat 1-1/2 in. oil to 375°. Fry asparagus in batches until golden brown, 2-3 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately with ranch dressing.

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the bottom half of the oven, and preheat to 375 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk together 1 of the eggs, the mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and granulated garlic in a shallow dish. Mix together the breadcrumbs and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan in another shallow dish.
• Toss the asparagus with the flour in a medium bowl. Dip the asparagus in the egg mixture, shake off excess egg, coat the asparagus in the breadcrumb mixture (pressing it in if needed) and transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Bake until the asparagus is tender and slightly browned about 20 minutes.
• Crack the remaining 4 eggs into individual cups. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, then gently pour as many of the eggs into the pan as you can without crowding. Fry the eggs until the whites have set and the yolks are still runny, about 4 minutes.
• Pool 1/4 cup marinara sauce on each of 4 serving plates. Evenly divide the asparagus among them, and top each with an egg. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon Parmesan, and garnish with basil.

Steps:

• Prepare 1 1/2 pounds medium-thick asparagus (see Rinse and Snap). Have a large bowl of ice water ready. In a large saucepan, bring 8 cups water to a boil. Season with 2 tablespoons coarse salt, and add asparagus; boil until tender, 3 to 4 minutes (depending on thickness).
• Remove with tongs, or drain in a colander, and immediately transfer to ice water for 1 minute to stop the cooking process. Drain; refrigerate until completely chilled.

Steps:

• Make dipping sauce:
• Stir together mayonnaise, lemon juice, zest, and pepper in a small bowl. Chill, covered, until ready to use.
• Make batter and fry asparagus:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 200°F.
• Whisk together flour, salt, zest, and pepper in a bowl until combined, then add beer, whisking until smooth.
• Heat 3 inches oil in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat until it registers 375°F on thermometer.
• Submerge asparagus spears in batter to coat. Working in batches of 10, drag 1 at a time gently against rim to remove excess batter, then transfer to oil and fry, stirring gently to keep asparagus from sticking together, until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer as fried with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined baking sheet and keep warm in oven. Return oil to 375°F between batches. Serve with lemon dipping sauce.

Steps:

• Preheat air fryer to 375°. In large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Add asparagus; toss to coat. In batches, place in a single layer on greased tray in air-fryer basket., Cook until tender and lightly browned, 4-6 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. If desired, serve with lemon wedges.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the asparagus, cheese and mayonnaise. Place in a 6-inch cast-iron skillet or 2-cup ovenproof bowl. Bake at 375° until heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve warm with pita chips.

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Whisk milk and eggs together in a bowl.
• Stir biscuit mix, Parmesan cheese, salt, and black pepper together in a separate bowl.
• Dip asparagus into milk mixture.
• Roll and coat asparagus in dry ingredient mixture. Repeat with a second layer for each asparagus.
• Carefully place coated asparagus in the hot oil; fry until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes.