Recipe for Steamed Asparagus in Microwave

Below is a simple, easy recipe for steamed asparagus in Microwave. While you can steam asparagus in many ways, asparagus is easy to cook and you can even cook great tasting asparagus in the Microwave. Asparagus tastes very good on its own so you don't have to add too much spice or other ingredients to it to make great tasting dinner with Asparagus.

How to buy asparagus?

Buying good asparagus is key to cooking good tasting asparagas. You wan to buy asparagus that has nice bright green stalks and doesn't look dry or shriveled. The stalks can be thick or thin, it is up to your preference.

How to store asparagus?

If you are not going to use the asparagus immediately, wrap the asparagus in plastic wrap tightly and refrigerate. Refrigerated asparagus keeps about 3-4 days. Asparagus is best fresh.

How to prepare asparagus?

First of all, only cook enough asparagus for what you will eat that meal because asparagus cooks very fast.

• Wash one bunch of asparagus under cool running water.
• Trim away asparagus' bottom 1/3 of the stalk. The tip of the asparagus is very tender, but the further down you go on the stalk, the tougher it gets.
• Peel the asparagus' stalks so that they are the same width as the tip.
• Put the asparagus two to three deep in a rectangular dish.
• Add one Tablespoon of water.
• Cover the dish with plastic wrap.
• Leave a small vent in the corner for steam to escape.
• Set the microwave on high heat and cook the asparagus for about 2 minutes and 30 seconds. For more tender and softer asparagus, cook it in the microwave for another 30 seconds or so.

How long to cook the asparagus for in the microwave?

Cooking using high heat setting for about 2 ½ minutes is enough but you can cook the asparagus for 3 ½ minutes if you like your asparagus less crunchy and more tender.

What happens if I overcook the asparagus?

Try not to overcook your asparagus. If the asparagus is overcooked, it becomes mushy and does not look appealing to eat.