Steamed Asparagus With Orange Butter Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs fresh asparagus
• 1/2 cup butter (may sub margarine)
• 1/3 cup minced shallot (may sub part of green onions)
• 1 1/4 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 1 1/3 cups orange juice

Recipe

• 1 rinse asparagus well, trim bottoms an stand upright in a steamer with water to cover 1/2 inch of the stalks.
• 2 steam until crisp-tender, about 8-10 minutes.
• 3 drain and keep warm.
• 4 in the meanwhile, melt 1t of butter in a wide frying pan over medium heat. add shallots/onion and cook, stirring until soft.
• 5 add mustard and juice. bring to a boil over high heat and reduce to 1/3 cup.
• 6 remove sauce from heat and stir in remaining.
• 7 place asparagus on a serving platter and top with the sauce.