French Breaded Asparagus

Submitted by Derf2440

"This was so good I couldn't resit posting it. It was on a little ticket attached to the asparagus I bought, grown in Mexico. Quite different and quite delicious!! I tweeked it to suit our tastes. (One hour chill time not included in cook time)"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb fresh asparagus, snap tough ends off
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 1 egg
• 1⁄2 cup fine dry breadcrumb
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 3 tablespoons oil

directions

1. Beat egg and mix with cold water.
2. Mix crumbs, salt, cheese and paprika together.
3. Dip asparagus in egg mixture then in crumb mixture, then in egg mixture again.
4. Chill one hour.
5. Heat oil in frypan,'til very hot but not smoking.
6. Add breaded asparagus, fry, turning frequently until golden brown.
7. Should be fried quickly, so the outside is browned but the asparagus is still crisp.

Reviews

[lorenlou]

This asparagus was delicious, if you could snag a piece that had breading on it! I had big problems trying to keep the breading on, and mainly wound up globbing the now wet breadcrumb mixture onto the asparagus prior to refrigeration. I would have given 5 stars for flavor, if not for this problem - did I do something wrong?

 

[Julie Bs Hive]

I could have made a meal of these and since hubby went out and bought more asparagus after having these...guess he liked this dish as much as I. Mine came out a little dark and crunchy but oh-so-good!!! Thanks Derf, this one's a definite keeper.

 

[tlmurray68]

We really enjoyed these. The texture and flavour was great. Had a problem getting the coating to stick to all the pieces though. Still tasted good.

 

[Lou6566]

I bought the same asparagus, twice, and used this recipe the second time. Won't do it again. It is so bland. I suggest adding other spices and seasonings to give it added flavor.

 

[LizzieBug]

I loved the texture of this asparagus, but the flavor was a bit bland for my taste, even with the parmesan and paprika. I’ll try this again, but next time I’ll probably add some more seasonings to the bread crumb mixture.