Stir-Fried Asparagus with Red Onion

Name: Stir-Fried Asparagus with Red Onion
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, water; 4 teaspoons, fish sauce; 1 tablespoon, lime juice; 2 teaspoons, packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons minced fresh, lemon grass; 1/8 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 1 pound, asparagus, trimmed and cut on bias into 2-inch lengths; 1/2 , red onion, sliced through root end into 1/4-inch-thick pieces; 2 tablespoons, chopped fresh mint

Main Courses
Vegetables
Vegetarian
Quick

By Keith Dresser ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2013

The key to perfectly cooked, deeply flavorful spears? Steam power.

SERVES 4

TIME 20 minutes

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