grilled asian asparagus

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
• sesame seeds

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• place asparagus and hoisin sauce into a resealable plastic bag and shake several times to coat asparagus with sauce. allow to stand at least 30 minutes. for best flavor, refrigerate and marinate overnight.
• preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• remove asparagus from bag and shake off excess hoisin sauce; lay asparagus spears the grill and cook, turning every 1 to 2 minutes, until all sides of the spears show grill marks and hoisin sauce has caramelized the asparagus, 4 to 6 minutes.
• transfer asparagus to a serving platter and sprinkle with sesame seeds to serve.