Baked Fennel

Name: Baked Fennel
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 Head fennel with stalks; 3 Large cloves garlic; 0.5 glass Dry or sweet vermouth (or substitute with white wine or stock); 0.5 stick Butter (preferably softened); Wax paper

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Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Serves: 4

British Side Dish

Ingredients

1 Head fennel with stalks
3 Large cloves garlic
0.5 glass Dry or sweet vermouth (or substitute with white wine or stock)
0.5 stick Butter (preferably softened)
Wax paper

Accompaniment

Method

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1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

2. Wash fennel bulbs, dry and cut bulbs into quarters and set stalks aside.

3. Cut stalks into ½ inch pieces. Place both bulbs & stalks in Pyrex or roasting pan.

4. Dice the garlic into ¼ inch pieces. Whisk, or pulse food process, with butter until blended well.

5. Mix garlic butter with salt & pepper, and brush quartered bulbs. Add vermouth or substitute.

6. Cover with wet wax paper and bake for 30- 45 minutes. Baste bulbs every 10 minutes with juices from pan.

7. To serve: remove bulbs and pour juices into hot pan. Reduce juice by half and pour over fennel.

**Note: DO NOT FOOD PROCESS COLD BUTTER.

Suggestion: garlic butter is the key to this recipe. You can prepare this ahead of time by food processing 1 softened stick butter, 6 cloves roasted (or fried) and 2 Tbsp. olive oil. Wrap well in plastic wrap & store in plastic container.