Sasha’s asparagus

A big thank you to Alexandra Balakireva for this recipe, which adds a little pizzazz to this delicious vegetable.

Ingredients

• Bunch of asparagus spears, snapped to leave the non-woody part
• Olive oil
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• Salt

Method

• Heat the oil in a frying pan.
• Sprinkle in the sugar and add a pinch of salt.
• Sauté the asparagus spears until they start to go a little brown.
• Add water to half-cover the asparagus.
• Put the lid on the pan and leave to simmer for 5 minutes or so, until the asparagus spears start to go soft.
• Serve.

Delicious with Grilled salmon and crushed Chilote potatoes.