Air Fryer Asparagus Fries
Super tasty way to create crispy asparagus
Equipment
- Air Fryer If you don't have an air fryer but your oven does convection that can work too.
Ingredients
- bunch Asparagus
Spices
- 1 tsp garlic powder measure with your soul!
- 1 tbsp/glug olive oil Quality matters here
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
Preparation
- Take an asparagus spear and firmly grip the stem end and gently move it back and forth until it snaps. It will automatically snap to remove the woody ends. If you're feeling lazy (as I often am) take your sharp knife and whack off an inch off the ends. This means you could get some woody bits in your side dish but also is faster. On a side note snapping ends off asparagus is a great task for little hands.
- Dump the asparagus into a pan. I like a 9x12 glass roasting pan. A bowl won't work great for this as the good stuff will go to the bottom and the asparagus spears will sit on top.
- Pour a glug of olive oil onto the asparagus and dump the seasonings on top. Mix it all together.
Cooking it
- Bust out the air fryer and turn it to 375 for 5 min to preheat a bit. Put your asparagus in a single layer on the sheet or basket. My air fryer has room for two cooking sheets and so I use them but rotate the sheets 1/2 way through cooking.
Notes
This recipe is easily doubled. If you're allergic to garlic try onion or other seasoning for a switcheroo in flavors.