Asparagus

The studs are the young shoots of a herbaceous plant called Asparagus officinalis.

Types of asparagus:
The targets, which are those that grow underground and do not see sunlight until they are cut.
The greens, which are a variety of the former, are loaded with chlorophyll to come to the surface and are collected before that branch.
The asparagus or wild asparagus are grown in the wild and are most appreciated.
The asparagus season covers the months of April, May and June, which is when they offer their best texture and flavor.

It is a plant native to the Mediterranean, was introduced in Spain by the Romans and as a curiosity, to know that until the nineteenth century were consumed only white asparagus was thereafter we talked about the two varieties, white and green.

Uses of Asparagus
The asparagus when they have very thin stems are usually prepared on the grill, frying tortillas directly for presentation or revoltillos, if not will be cooked before frying. Instead studs thicker stem ratio are more tender part.

Some cooks (very meticulous) scrape the stalks with a vegetable peeler to remove the pads, but really not necessary.

Cook asparagus is recommended as soon as possible once we have acquired. This is to ensure that we retain all its flavor, because they are losing from the moment they are collected from the ground.

The studs are used for soups, and especially found in scrambled, often accompanied by chicken, shrimp or beef. But also present as an accompaniment to certain dishes and as a garnish in salads and vegetable soups. As usual accompany eat them cooked in some sauce, usually mayonnaise or hollandaise sauce.

It is interesting to keep the water from cooking the asparagus, as it has a good flavor, is nutrient and can be re-used to make soup, cook other vegetables or prepare a rice or cream. The finer asparagus boiled in 3 to 5 minutes and the thickest in 7 minutes.

Benefits of Asparagus
As for the nutritional properties of asparagus, it should be noted the content of minerals and vitamins. And they are very beneficial as diuretics, tonics and laxatives. For this and for its high water content, low in calories and high in fiber are great for weight loss diets. Of course, not recommended if you suffer from any ailment in the kidney.