ASPARAGUS MARCO POLO

      Title: ASPARAGUS MARCO POLO
  Categories: Side dish, Vegetables
       Yield: 4 Servings
  
   1 1/2 lb Asparagus
       3 tb Vegetable oil
       2 tb Fresh ginger root, cut into
            -tiny matchstick pieces
     1/2 ts Salt
       1 ts Granulated sugar
       2 tb Lemon juice
  
   Cut off the tough stems of the asparagus.  If you wish, peel the stems
   partway up with a vegetable peeler.
   
   Cut the asparagus into pieces about 1/2 inch thick, on a sharp
   diagonal.
   
   Heat the oil in a skillet.  Add the ginger and cook for a few seconds
   until fragrant.
   
   Add the asparagus, sprinkle with the salt and toss with the oil. Cook
   for 1 to 2 minutes.  Add the sugar, toss, cover and cook for 2 to 3
   minutes.
   
   Add the lemon juice.  Toss well and serve.  Yield: 4 to 6 servings.
   Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@msn.com Source: Cooking with Bonnie
   Stern.
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