Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, mike's fried asparagus spears. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Next time I will have to drag out my HUMONGOUS frying pan so I can keep the spears whole. These quick and easy fried asparagus will be a big hit at dinner parties. Serve alongside a spicy dip for an added kick.
Mike's Fried Asparagus Spears is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Mike's Fried Asparagus Spears is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have mike's fried asparagus spears using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Fried Asparagus Spears:
- Get Deep Fried Asparagus
- Prepare 1 lb Fresh Asparagus [or, one large bunch]
- Make ready 1 box Louisiana Fry Batter [your brand choice + beer or water to thin]
- Take 1 quart High Heat Deep Fry Oil
- Get Sea Salt
- Take Dip
- Take 2 packages Hidden Valley Ranch Dip [+ sour cream as per manufactures directions]
- Take 1/2 tbsp Dried Chives [+ reserves to garnish]
- Take 1 Milk [to thin - if desired]
Place spears in a single layer in a glass microwave-safe baking dish, allowing room between spears. Cover dish with plastic wrap, opening one corner slightly for steam to vent. Pickled Asparagus Spears slightly adapted from Marisa's recipe at Food In Jars. Tap jars gently to remove any air bubbles.
Steps to make Mike's Fried Asparagus Spears:
- ° Mix your dip as per manufactures directions with sour cream, add dried chives and refrigerate. ° Know that this specific dip is fairly salty. It's meant to prompt additional alcohol consumption. Go with regular Ranch Dressing if you'd prefer.
- Chop the woody ends from your asparagus. About 1 1/2" to 2" from the base as pictured below.
- Clean asparagus under cold running water.
- Completely dry your asparagus on a clean towel or paper towels.
- ° Mix your batter to your desired consistency. I like mine a bit thicker to add to the salty crunch of this delicious hot bar food appetizer. ° Place asparagus in batter. Coat well.
- ° Heat oil on stove to high then turn to medium high heat. ° Place a few pieces of asparagus in heated oil one by one. If not, they'll stick to each other. ° Don't overload your pan. You'll cool the oil off too quickly causing soggy, oily asparagus spears. ° Don't worry about any large coating clumps. You'll want those!
- ° Drain fried asparagus on a clean towel or paper towels. ° Sprinkle a small amount of sea salt over the tops. ° Serve hot.
- These fried asparagus spears were originally served to me loosely wrapped in newspaper in a tall pilsner glass. The dip was served to the side. But, serve these babies any way you'd like! Or, with what dips you'd prefer. Enjoy!
A wide variety of asparagus spears options are available to you Mike Garten. Tip: Keep asparagus spears rubber-banded together. Use a chef's knife to chop off ends with one quick cut, then snip bands. Asparagus loves oil. "Because the chemical that makes asparagus taste like asparagus is water-soluble," Thomas Keller writes in Ad Hoc at Home Now, time's a-wasting. Go give asparagus all the love you know it deserves, before the season slips away.
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