How to prepare asparagus – Jamie Oliver’s Home Cooking Skills

all right asparagus a lovely tasty green

all right asparagus a lovely tasty green vegetable that grows out of the ground

vegetable that grows out of the ground

vegetable that grows out of the ground it’s a it grows all around the world in

it’s a it grows all around the world in

it’s a it grows all around the world in this country its season is sort of

this country its season is sort of

this country its season is sort of Easter until the summer

Easter until the summer

Easter until the summer roughly round about them but you can get

roughly round about them but you can get

roughly round about them but you can get it from Spain and from South America and

it from Spain and from South America and

it from Spain and from South America and Africa and all kinds of other countries

Africa and all kinds of other countries

Africa and all kinds of other countries at different times of the year but the

at different times of the year but the

at different times of the year but the fresh asparagus is really really good

fresh asparagus is really really good

fresh asparagus is really really good it’s very tasty and it’s very very easy

it’s very tasty and it’s very very easy

it’s very tasty and it’s very very easy to prep I’m just gonna show you how to

to prep I’m just gonna show you how to

to prep I’m just gonna show you how to do it

do it

do it lettuce spears at the top is tenderest

lettuce spears at the top is tenderest

lettuce spears at the top is tenderest tasty a little bit and as you go down

tasty a little bit and as you go down

tasty a little bit and as you go down this fear it gets tougher and tougher

this fear it gets tougher and tougher

this fear it gets tougher and tougher until you get to the end which is a bit

until you get to the end which is a bit

until you get to the end which is a bit you don’t really want to meet it’s quite

you don’t really want to meet it’s quite

you don’t really want to meet it’s quite woody and hardness and you have to chew

woody and hardness and you have to chew

woody and hardness and you have to chew it a lot to eat it’s not very nice so to

it a lot to eat it’s not very nice so to

it a lot to eat it’s not very nice so to prep it more you do let’s take the spear

prep it more you do let’s take the spear

prep it more you do let’s take the spear hold hold it gently in one hand and snap

hold hold it gently in one hand and snap

hold hold it gently in one hand and snap the bottom off and it always brings at

the bottom off and it always brings at

the bottom off and it always brings at the right spot so it may not be the same

the right spot so it may not be the same

the right spot so it may not be the same place on every spear so that one broke

place on every spear so that one broke

place on every spear so that one broke in a slightly different place but it

in a slightly different place but it

in a slightly different place but it always breaks then stalk it’s too tough

always breaks then stalk it’s too tough

always breaks then stalk it’s too tough to eat like that really simple don’t

to eat like that really simple don’t

to eat like that really simple don’t have a go

simple these are the bits that you don’t

simple these are the bits that you don’t want these stocky bits here we normally

want these stocky bits here we normally

want these stocky bits here we normally just throw them away you can if you want

just throw them away you can if you want

just throw them away you can if you want use them to make soup but generally we

use them to make soup but generally we

use them to make soup but generally we just throw them or throw them away and

just throw them or throw them away and

just throw them or throw them away and things bits to the bits we want to keep