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Luscious Brown Butter and Caper Asparagus

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I was watching “Mind of a Chef” this morning and Edward Lee (who I have a little bit of a culinary crush on) said that burned can be a flavor. I like burned popcorn and slightly burned toast, so why not almost burned capers? I’d like to take credit for this amazing culinary breakthrough, but the fact of the matter is that the capers almost burned because I was playing Words with Friends instead of paying attention to my capers cooking on the stove. I used them anyway and was pleasantly surprised by how good they tasted with the browned butter.

This is a little bit of a different take on asparagus. The briny capers and tart lemon really play off the richness of the butter. It’s a nice light spring side dish for a roast chicken or a steak hot off the grill.

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Browned Butter and Caper Asparagus

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  • Author: Rocky Mountain Woman

Ingredients

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  • 1 bunch asparagus
  • 2 T butter
  • 1 T capers
  • 1 lemon

Instructions

  1. Steam asparagus for 10 minutes, drain
  2. Melt butter in pan and let it cook until it starts to brown slightly
  3. Add capers and saute until they brown
  4. Squeeze in the juice of one lemon
  5. Pour over the asparagus

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  1. Jesh StG says

    August 5, 2015 at 7:03 pm

    Interesting! I like capers, and browned butter was well! Burnt …I have to try it out – don’t like burnt popcorn, but slightly burnt toast I don’t mind… Great take on the L:) Have the same word, but with a different story.

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    • Rocky Mountain Woman says

      August 7, 2015 at 10:20 am

      Hi Jesh StG:

      Burnt can be beautiful!

      RMW

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  2. SarahBeth ~ Along Magnolia Lane says

    August 6, 2015 at 6:26 am

    Asparagus is good any way it’s served!

    ★★★★★

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  3. Laurie Kazmierczak says

    August 6, 2015 at 7:16 pm

    While I’m not a fan of capers, maybe I will try them burnt♪

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  4. Ruby Manchanda says

    August 6, 2015 at 7:29 pm

    Sounds so delicious. Thanks for sharing

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  5. Su-sieee! Mac says

    August 7, 2015 at 5:24 pm

    I like asparagus and I like butter. Maybe I’d like burnt capers. Your recipe sounds delicioussssss.
    The View from the Top of the Ladder

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  6. VBR says

    August 11, 2015 at 7:34 am

    Delicious recipe! Can’t wait to try it this weekend.
    I haven’t been online in a year. Finally, now, I am able to get back to doing my blog and participating in AlphabeThursday. And, imagine my delight when I come to your beautiful blog and find so many recipes that I can’t wait to try. And, I am so happy to see you are still blogging away and creating wonderful recipes and keeping busy!

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    • Rocky Mountain Woman says

      August 12, 2015 at 8:39 am

      Hi VBR,

      I’m so glad you found me too! Happy to see you back on Alpha Thursday!

      RMW

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  7. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says

    August 12, 2015 at 9:01 pm

    Hehe I loved how you discovered this RMW! I often find myself distracted with things (which is why I should never make caramel). I have this series on my Netflix-I should really watch it!

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  8. Gattina says

    August 13, 2015 at 10:11 am

    That looks very yummy, I love asparagus !

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  9. Barbara says

    August 14, 2015 at 7:10 am

    My daughter is home and we’ve been watching Layover and some of Mind of a Chef….big foodie nights around here. 🙂 Must confess, we both liked Chef’s Table the best. Not too many of them, but fascinating and very well done.

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  10. Tania | My Kitchen Stories says

    August 21, 2015 at 7:41 am

    I have never paired asparagus and capers but it makes perfect delicious sense

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  11. ann says

    August 29, 2015 at 2:36 am

    when I have my own house, I will grow asparagus.

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    • Rocky Mountain Woman says

      August 31, 2015 at 11:19 am

      Ann,

      I wish I could grow asparagus. The deer would just eat it. But I do love the deer, so there’s that…

      RMW

      Reply

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