Orange Asparagus - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 bunch asparagus
    1 tablespoon butter
    1 orange, zest of, i love to use blood orange (to liking)
    1 tablespoon fresh squeezed orange juice
    salt and pepper
Preparation
    Trim stems off asparagus.
    Steam asparagus to tender-crisp (about 5 minutes) -I use a steaming basket in a pan with the lid on.
    Drain water and place asparagus back in pan.
    Place butter, orange juice and zest in pan with asparagus.
    Allow butter to melt and coat asparagus with butter mixture.
    Add salt and pepper to taste.

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