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Granite Ware Asparagus Steamer
For Perfectly Steamed Asparagus:
- Put 5 cups of water and 1 tablespoon of salt in the base pot.
Cover, and bring to a boil.
- Place stalks of asparagus upright in the steamer insert. Trim
bases if stalks are longer than 9 inches (22 cm.) so they fit just
below the rim of the steamer insert.
- Carefully lower the insert into the boiling water and put the cover
on the assembled steamer. Steam for about 7 minutes for a pound
of asparagus, or until tops are just tender.
- Immediately remove steamer insert from boiling water and trim off
bottom inchor so of the stalks.
- Serve plain, with a hollandaise sauce, vinaigrette dressing or with
melted butter.0
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