Asian-Flavored Asparagus with Fried Lemon
- 1 bunch asparagus woody ends trimmed and well washed, pat dry
- 4 tablespoons lime juice fresh
- 4 tablespoons mint leaves freshly chopped
- 13 cup cilantro freshly chopped
- 13 cup basil freshly chopped
- 1 3/4 teaspoons chili garlic sauce or to taste
- 1 small jalapeno pepper seeded and finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger freshly finely chopped, or minced
- 2 teaspoons lemongrass prepared, minced
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup, or sugar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil optional
- 1 each shallots thinly sliced
- 1 each lemon meyer
- 1 1/4 cups bread crumbs panko
- 1 x salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 large eggs beaten
- 1 x vegetable oil for lightly frying
- To make the asparagus salad:
- Blanch prepared asparagus in salted water until just tender still crispy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- In a bowl, mix together all other ingredients and stir until well blend.
- If using fresh lemongrass, peel the outer stalks and use only the softer inner portion, soaking in warm water or very briefly boiling to soften.
- Add asparagus in iced water, drain, and arrange in a serving platter.
- Pour dressing evenly over asparagus.
- Keep it refrigerate while you prepare the fried lemon.
- To make the fried lemon:
- Cut Meyer lemon into very thin slices with the peel.
- Combine panko, salt, and pepper and spread on a plate.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Beat egg in a small bowl.
- Dip each lemon slice completely in the egg, and then pat panko mixture onto both sides.
- Heat about 1-inch oil in a pan until it's hot.
- Fry and cook lemon slices until panko browns.
- Transfer slices on a paper towel to drain.
- On each serving plate, arrange marinated asparagus and 3 or 4 fried lemon slices.
- Serve right away.
well washed, lime juice fresh, mint leaves freshly, cilantro freshly, basil freshly, chili garlic, pepper, ginger freshly, lemongrass prepared, worcestershire sauce, honey, olive oil, shallots, lemon meyer, bread crumbs panko, salt, eggs, vegetable oil
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/asian-flavored-asparagus-fried--52108 (may not work)