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Blanching is a cooking technique where food is cooked in boiling water and immediately chilled in a bath of ice water.Blanching helps preserve the flavor, texture, and color of asparagus.You can either serve it immediately or store it for up to a year.You can enjoy fresh asparagus with a bit of preparation.
If you want to blanche asparagus, put it into a pot of boiling water and let it cook for a few minutes.When asparagus is done boiling, transfer it to a bowl of ice water and let it cool.You can dry asparagus with a paper towel.If you don't want to eat asparagus immediately, you can store it for later.Did the summary help you?