
Ingredients:
1 bunch of asparagus, rinsed
1 T olive oil
1/2 t garlic salt
1/4 t pepper
2 T butter
1 T soy sauce
1 T balsamic vinegar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place asparagus on a baking pan, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper. I like to shake it around a little bit to coat the asparagus evenly. Then bake it for about 12 minutes, or until the asparagus is tender, but not burned.
Meanwhile, brown the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. To brown the butter, you cook it past the point when it melts and then bubbles, until it clarifies, and turns juuuuuuust a little bit brown. Then, remove it from the heat, add in the soy sauce and balsamic vinegar, and stir it all together.
Pour the sauce over the asparagus, and serve. It goes well with grilled steak.
Ok, now I'm hungry...
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