How To Cook Fresh Asparagus Wrapped In Bacon
Drizzle with olive oil.
How to cook fresh asparagus wrapped in bacon. Cut bacon slices in half. Preheat oven to 400 degree f 200 degrees c. Arrange on a rimmed baking sheet and repeat until all asparagus stalks have been wrapped with bacon pieces.
Preheat oven to 400. Bake bacon in the oven for about 12 15 minutes. Carefully wrap a piece of bacon around an asparagus spear in a spiral.
Wrap each bacon strip tightly around an asparagus stalk only slightly overlapping the bacon on each stalk it will shrink during cooking creating a striped pattern. Tightly wrap one slice of bacon around each bundle. Divide the asparagus stalks into 4 bundles.
In a small bowl mix together the butter garlic powder brown sugar and pepper. Start in the middle of the bundle and keep wrapping until you reach the end of the bacon slice. Use tongs to turn over.
Cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the bacon. Overlapping the bacon at the end will help secure it around the asparagus. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and top with a cooling rack.
How to make bacon wrapped asparagus. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees f. Whisk together olive oil garlic powder salt and pepper and pour over asparagus bundles.