EY's Rants and Raves

Fresh asparagus....wash, break where the stalk wants to snap. Maybe olive oil, salt, pepper. Put on a broiler or sheet pan and broil until you smell something nutty. Take the pan from the oven and sprinkle on a little parmesan cheese. Even the green can will do. Put back in the oven for just a bit. Parmesan cheese doesn't melt like mozzarella or even cheddar, so don't expect oooey.

The tips of asparagus will be brown and crispy and the rest of the stalk will have crispy bits too.

As simple as that. And exquisitely good.