I like to blanch it and then put it on a hot griddle to finish it off.
Topping scan then be tarragon butter or a chili vinaigrette

Steve

James Silverton wrote:
> I agreed with earlier posts on short cooking times for asparagus. IMHO,
> less than 5 minutes is quite enough but I note from posts in
> rec.food.recipes that others like to cook it to death. I just remembered
> a Roman description of a very short time: "As long as it takes to cook
> asparagus", so it looks like there is historical justification for my view.
>