Thai-Style Asparagus with Chiles, Garlic, and Basil

Name: Thai-Style Asparagus with Chiles, Garlic, and Basil
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Asia, Thai
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds, thin asparagus, rinsed and ends snapped; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon, minced garlic; 1 tablespoon, serrano chile or jalapeño chiles, halved, seeds and ribs removed, chiles cut crosswise 1/8 inch thick; 2 tablespoons, soy sauce or fish sauce; 1 teaspoon, dark soy sauce (optional); 1 tablespoon, water; 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 1 cup, chopped fresh basil; 3 , large chiles of your choice, sliced on the diagonal into thin ovals, or 9 thin strips cut from a red bell pepper

Side Dishes
Asia
Thai
Fruits & Vegetables
Vegetables
Quick
Vegetarian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 1993

We compared three techniques—boiling, steaming, and microwaving—to determine the best and easiest method of preparing perfectly cooked asparagus.

SERVES 4

TIME 25 minutes

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