Pan Asparagus & Balsamic

One of my favorite ways to make asparagus for sure. Use as a side veggie dish or just a healthy snack. I try not to blanch or boil vegetables as a lot of nutrients are lost in the cooking water that you throw out.
Ingredients:
1 bunch of Asparagus
2 cloves of garlic
1 Tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
Extra virgin olive oil - as needed
salt & freshly ground black pepper as needed
Parmesan or some other sharp cheese (optional)
To make:
Wash asparagus & trim the woody ends. Put whole slightly crushed garlic into saute pan with olive oil on low heat and slowly soften up garlic while flavoring the oil. Now add asparagus salt & pepper, stir every now and then (adjust heat accordingly). Once asparagus in basically cooked add in balsamic to pan and let reduce down a bit coating the asparagus. Asparagus should still have a 'bite' to it when cooked...otherwise known as 'al dente'. Now asparagus is done, serve and add some shaved parmesan to it if you wish. Enjoy!