Storing green asparagus

Green asparagus is best stored in an open plastic bag in the fridge. They will then keep for a few days. It is best to keep the underside of the green and purple asparagus wet, though. You can also freeze them, either blanched or unblanched. Blanched green asparagus do keep a bit longer, about a year after freezing.

Preparing green asparagus

You don't need to peel green asparagus. Boil the asparagus in plenty of water with some salt. How long you need to cook green asparagus and depends on their thickness and personal preference. Green asparagus are al dente in 2-3 minutes. Do you prefer them soft? Then stick to a cooking time of 5-6 minutes.

You can also wok, fry or grill green asparagus, in which case you don't need to boil/blanch them first. Do this for about 3-5 minutes.

Green asparagus preparation times

Cooking: 3 - 6 minutes
Grilling: 3 - 5 minutes
Stir-frying: 3 - 5 minutes
Deep-frying: 3 - 4 minutes

Cleaning green asparagus

A nice advantage of green asparagus: you don't need to peel them. Just remove the woody lower ends.