Sauteed asparagus with garlic is an elegant dish served in highend Chinese restaurants. In this article, I want to share with you the quick and easy method of how to saute asparagus with garlic in less than thirty minutes.

RECIPE:
(Cook's notes at https://tasteasianfood.com/sauteedas... )

Ingredients:
300g asparagus
4 cloves garlic
2 tbsp vegetable oil

The stir fry sauce (A)
3 tsp light soy sauce
1/4 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground white pepper
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp rice wine (optional)
1 tbsp of water

Cornstarch slurry: (B)
1/2 tsp cornstarch
1 tbsp water

Instructions:
Cut off roughly 3cm from the bottom of each spear of asparagus.
Peel off the stringy exterior of the bottom half until they got into the tender interior.
Blanch the asparagus in boiling water for thirty seconds or until the interior turns to semitransparent.
Place it immediately in ice water.
Coarsely chopped a few cloves of garlic, and sauteed until it turns aromatic.
Add the blanched asparagus, sauteed over high heat for a minute.
Combine all the ingredients in (A) to make the stir fry sauce. Add to the asparagus.
Cover the pan for one minute.
Add a sufficient amount of the cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce. Serve.

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