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asparagus with chile lime butter sauce

blentz8 avatar
Recipe by
barbara lentz
@blentz8
beulah, MI

This is a great sauce for almost anything. It's also great on shrimp or chicken. You can strain the sauce and make it smoother. It's very tangy and goes great with earthy veggies.

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yield serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For asparagus with chile lime butter sauce

  • FOR THE SAUCE
  • 2 Tbsp
    each fresh lime juice and white wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp
    minced shallots
  • 2 tsp
    fresh chiles chopped red or green
  • 1 tsp
    fresh grated ginger
  • 1 stick
    cold butter cut into chunks
  • salt
  • ASPARAGUS
  • 1 bunch
    fresh asparagus trimmed
  • salt

How To Make asparagus with chile lime butter sauce

  • 1
    For the sauce Add the lime juice, vinegar, shallots, chilies and ginger into a saucepan. Bring to a boil and let reduce for about 3 minutes. Whisk in the butter 1 pat at a time until each is melted. Taste and adjust for salt. Set aside.
  • 2
    For the Asparagus Bring a pan of water to a boil. Add salt and throw in the asparagus. Boil until desired doneness. About 3 to 5 minutes.
  • 3
    Serve with sauce over top.
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