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 summer side dish for a roast chicken or a steak hot off the grill.
- 1 bunch asparagus
- 2 T butter
- 1 T capers
- 1 lemon
- Steam asparagus for 10 minutes, drain
- Melt butter in pan and let it cook until it starts to brown slightly
- Add capers and saute until they brown
- Squeeze in the juice of one lemon
- Pour over the asparagus
This post is in honor of the letter “L’ and part of Jenny Matlock’s Alphabet Friday. For more interesting “L” posts, please click here Jenny Matlock.
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.
Hi Jesh StG:
Burnt can be beautiful!
RMW
Asparagus is good any way it’s served!
While I’m not a fan of capers, maybe I will try them burnt♪
Sounds so delicious. Thanks for sharing
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
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!
Hi VBR,
I’m so glad you found me too! Happy to see you back on Alpha Thursday!
RMW
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!
That looks very yummy, I love asparagus !
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.
I have never paired asparagus and capers but it makes perfect delicious sense
when I have my own house, I will grow asparagus.
Ann,
I wish I could grow asparagus. The deer would just eat it. But I do love the deer, so there’s that…
RMW