Steamed Asparagus With Pistachios and Brown Butter Recipe

Steamed Asparagus With Pistachios and Brown Butter Recipe

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This versatile brown butter sauce could enhance all sorts of other vegetables, or fish for that matter But it just so happens to be a delightful pairing with perfectly cooked fresh green asparagus.

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds medium asparagus, tough ends snapped off
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons chopped sage, plus 12 whole sage leaves
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice, plus 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1/4 cup toasted pistachios, crushed

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