Buttered Asperagus

By dyannucci

Il Bricco

Note use stel oven to do this much easier

Ingredients

• 2.2 lbs asparagus---about 36 oz or 4 cups
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• Salt and pepper
• Gratd Parmesan

Preparation

Step 1

CUt away the hard part of the asparagus stalks and peel the remaining stalk, leaving tips intact

Tie the stalks into bunches and palce bunches upright in boiling salted water in a high , straight sided saucepan. The water should not cover a third of the length of the stalks.

Place a lid on the pan and boil for 20 minutes. The asparagus will cook in the water and the steam.

Remove the asparagus and place in acolander to drain.

Imarese the colander in cold water, then drain the apsaragus well.

Arrange asparagus on an oven proof dish; pour the melted butter over and sprinkle with salt and pepper

Place in a hot oven for a few minutes

Sprinkle with parmasan generously