Asparagus Rice with Peanuts - Easy Asparagus Recipe
Asparagus Rice is a classic spring dish that can be made in less than 30 minutes. It combines the unique flavor of asparagus with roasted peanuts, Asian sauce, and rice. It's perfect for weeknight dinner or as an accompaniment to chicken.
Servings: 4
Calories: 274kcal
Equipment
- Pot
Ingredients
- 10 Asparagus spears
- 3 tablespoon Peanuts roasted and chopped
- 1 cup Rice uncooked (or 3 cups leftover rice)
- 1 Onion chopped
- 1 Green chili chopped optional
- 5 Garlic cloves chopped
- 1 inch Ginger chopped
- 1 teaspoon Red pepper flakes adjust to taste
- Black pepper powder to taste
- Salt to taste
- 1 to 2 teaspoon Soy sauce
- 1 to 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil or Sesame oil
Instructions
Cook the rice or use leftover rice.
- Wash and cook the rice according to the package instructions. I used jasmine rice. Add 1 ½ cups of water to 1 cup of rice, bring it to a boil, and simmer it for 10 minutes. Add salt while cooking the rice. Let the rice cool completely.1 cup Rice
- If you are using leftover rice, then ignore this step.
Asparagus fried rice
- Wash and chop the asparagus into quarters.10 Asparagus spears
- Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add onion, green chile, garlic, and ginger, and saute until onion becomes translucent.1 Onion, 1 Green chili, 5 Garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil or Sesame oil, 1 inch Ginger
- Add the asparagus and saute it for 3 - 5 minutes on medium-high heat.
- Add chopped peanuts, red pepper flakes, pepper powder, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and vinegar and saute for 30 seconds to 1 minute.3 tablespoon Peanuts, 1 teaspoon Red pepper flakes, Black pepper powder, Salt, 1 to 2 teaspoon Soy sauce, 1 to 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon Apple cider vinegar
- Add the cooked rice and mix it on a high flame till the ingredients are well combined.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
- You can use jalapeno or serrano pepper instead of green chili.
- Vary the sauce and spices in the recipe as per your taste.
- You can add chicken, shrimp or any other vegetables like broccoli, mushroom, carrot, peas, etc.
- If Worcestershire is unavailable, skip it and add soy sauce or even oyster sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 156mg | Potassium: 278mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 453IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2mg