Asian Asparagus is a quick and easy side dish that has lots of flavor with only 5 simple ingredients! The garlic, ginger and soy sauce combination makes this sauteed asparagus taste great! Asian Asparagus tastes great served a fancy dinner or a casual family meal.
Easy Asparagus Recipe
We enjoy eating this asparagus with chicken and rice. The sauce from the asparagus adds a great flavor to the meat and rice for an easy meal. Asian asparagus also goes great with ham. Whenever you have some plain meat that needs dressed up this is the perfect side dish to kick a meal up a notch.
Asparagus is one of my favorite side dishes because it is so plentiful in the springtime! We love looking for the first hints of green. Green gives us hope for the growing season and all that lies ahead!
We never know what life on the farm holds on a yearly basis. But seeing sprouts of green peaks our hope and our curiosity. Sometimes the growing season offers just the right amount of rain at the right times. More often we face challenges like too much rain with lots of mud. Or lack of rain and drought. It’s amazing how God makes things grow.
Whatever the farming season and crazy schedules hold having easy side dish recipes like this asparagus are important to have on hand. We recently adapted this recipe to create Air Fryer Asian Asparagus. We love both of these versions!
Do You Have to Wash Asparagus Before Cooking?
There are organisms in dirt where produce is grown that have the potential to bother our digestive systems. So I always rinse produce under cool running water before cooking or eating.
After meeting produce farmers and touring multiple produce farms I recommend always washing produce before cooking it. I even wash pre-washed produce as a safety precaution.
How to Cook Asparagus in a Pan on the Stove Top
- Heat skillet on medium high heat on stove top and add olive oil and garlic to the pan.
- Add asparagus to the skillet and cook asparagus to the desired doneness.
- Stir well as garlic sautes for a minute or two.
- Add ginger and cook for about a minute.
- Add soy sauce and remove the pan from the heat as soon as the soy sauce boils.
- Continue stirring and serve immediately.
What’s Needed to Make Sauteed Asparagus
- Asparagus
- Olive Oil
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Soy Sauce
- Toasted Almonds
Tips for Making Asparagus in the Skillet
- Cut asparagus into 1 1/2″ to 2″ strips to decrease cooking time
- Wait until asparagus is cooked to add soy sauce and be prepared to remove from heat immediately or it can burn
- We like to keep minced garlic in a jar in the refrigerator to save time
- Fresh ginger adds an amazing full flavor to the asparagus
My friend Marybeth at My Fearless Kitchen has several great articles on asparagus including How to Choose Asparagus and How to Store Asparagus.
Here are other easy side dishes that we hope you enjoy as much as we do!
- Ranch Glazed Carrots
- Jiffy Corn Pudding
- Easy Low-Carb Loaded Cauliflower Casserole
- Twice Baked Potato Casserole
- Scalloped Corn
- Cheesy Broccoli Casserole
- Loaded Smashed Potato Casserole
Printable Recipe For Easy Asian Asparagus
Asian Asparagus
Ingredients
- 1 bunch fresh asparagus about 1 pound
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large clove garlic chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger chopped
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- toasted almonds optional
Instructions
- Wash and prepare asparagus by chopping into 1 1/2" - 2" pieces.
- Heat olive oil in skillet on medium high heat and saute garlic for 1 to 2 minutes. Add asparagus and cook. Stir often until asparagus is crisp yet also tender.
- Add ginger and stir. Add soy sauce and remove from heat as soon as it boils. Stir and serve immediately.
Notes
- Cut asparagus into 1 1/2" to 2" strips to decrease cooking time
- Wait until asparagus is cooked to add soy sauce and be prepared to remove from heat immediately or it can burn
- We like to keep minced garlic in a jar in the refrigerator to save time
- Fresh ginger adds an amazing full flavor to the asparagus
We love asparagus too! Definitely need to try this
Made this recipe 3 times now and got rave reviews every time. First – as printed, Second – adding 2 teaspoons of five spice and Third – substituting 3 medium carrots cut on bias and 1 Lb Brussels Sprouts cut in half..Each way was a veggie dish to be savored. Thanks for sharing the original recipe. A keeper!
Thanks so much for sharing! Love getting such positive feedback like this!
I enjoyed your recipe! I’d never tried asparagus and decided to take the plunge using your recipe. I did add a little honey because I don’t care for the taste of soy sauce and I thought it turned out great! I will be making this again. Thanks for the recipe!
So glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe! Thanks so much for sharing!