0
Absolutely! I usually put enough butter into the pan to cover the bottom half of the asparagus. Mix it up a few times while baking and then the asparagus takes on the buttery taste and you have a plate of delicious veggies! The big draw back is that you've now made a healthy dish into something slightly less healthy and slightly more cholesteroly.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoIt depends on what you're trying to accomplish. If you're going for flavor, I would use butter, but olive oil might be slightly healthier. However, if you use duck fat instead of either, it does basically the same thing as butter, and has about half the cholesterol of butter.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Should you cook with butter or olive oil?
Ivy's gross brains!!
What happens when you cook olive oil with butter?
it helps keep the butter from burning. The oil brings up the smoke point of the butter.
Can olive oil to replace unsalted butter in a recipe?
Not really. They have different properties and cook differently. You can sometimes use olive oil to saute something in place of butter, but if the recipe calls for butter, use butter. Sometimes you can substitute vegetable oil or canola oil, but not olive oil.
What is a good asparagus recipe?
Melt the butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and asparagus spears; cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until asparagus is tender.
Is there a fast method of how to cook asparagus in the microwave?
It is a one of the foods that should not be cooked in a microwave. If you plan to steam it you can put it in a microwave safe container with about 1/2 cup of water. Cover the container and cook on high for 2 minutes. Any vegetable can be steamed this way in a microwave.
How do you cook asparagus in a can with cheese on it?
The asparagus will already be cooked, remove the asparagus from the can and drain the liquid, lay the asparagus on an ovenproof dish, plate or pan, sprinkle grated cheese over and bake in a hot oven for 6 to 8 minutes until it is hot and the cheese has melted.
Can you freeze asparagus for a month and then cook it and eat it?
Can Cream of asparagus soup be frozen?
Asparagus Tip Pasta?
Ingredients1 lb FUSILLI PASTA (SPIRALS)3 T OLIVE OIL4 T SWEET BUTTER10 oz FRESH ASPARAGUS TIPS (1 INCH1 c PITTED BLACK OLIVES, SLICED2 T CALVERT'S CEDAR STREET1 x BUMPY BEER MUSTARD2 T FRESH LEMON JUICE1/2 c KASSERI OR FRESH PARMESAN, F1 x SALT1 x FRESHLY CRACKED BLACK PEPPERCook pasta according to directions. While cooking, melt butter in saute pan over medium high heat. Add asparagus tips and cook brieflyabout 4 minutes. Drain pasta and toss with olive oil. Add asparagus, butter, olives, mustard, lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Top with freshly grated cheese.
Delicious Roast Potatoes with Asparagus?
Here's a fantastic recipe for roast potatoes with asparagus!2 pounds new potatoes2 fennel bulbs, quartered7 cloves garlic1 pound asparagus1 tsp. olive oil2 tsp. rosemarySalt and pepper to tasteSpray some foil with cooking spray, and place the potatoes on it. Place the fennel and asparagus on top, and sprinkle the garlic and rosemary. Drizzle on the olive oil. Cook at 425 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
What is one good vegetarian meal?
Asparagus risotto 125g risotto rice 300g asparagus ½ tbsp parsley leaves ½ tbsp mint leaves ½ red onion 25g parmesan 1 chicken stock cube, in 750ml water 50g unsalted butter 1.5tbsp extra virgin olive oil Sea salt Black pepper · Cut the tips off the asparagus and roughly chop the stalks. · Roughly chop the herbs. Peel and finely chop the onion. Grate the parmesan. · Bring the stock to a simmer. Check for seasoning. · In a thick-bottomed pan, melt half the butter and the olive oil. Add the onion and half the herbs and cook until soft. Add the rice and stir to coat each grain. Add the asparagus and stir. · Add the hot stock, ladle by ladle, only adding more when the last has been absorbed. Stir and continue adding the stock until the rice is cooked, about 20 minutes. · Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining herbs, butter and parmesan.
If a Recipe calls for frozen asparagus but you have fresh asparagus do you cook it first?
That probably depends on what the frozen asparagus would have had done to it.... if it was to be baked then probably not. Asparagus doesn't require much cooking, and it is likely that if the frozen asparagus was to undergo heating for any length of time then that might be enough time for the fresh asparagus to cook. You might blanche the asparagus first - plunge it into boiling water for a minute before using it in the recipe.
What goodness does olive oil have?
olive oil helps your food cook in the inside and cook it on the outside
