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White Wine Braised Fennel
Braised fennel: crunchy fennel slices braised briefly in white wine... A great side dish for all kinds of beef, fish pork or chicken dishes. Eat your greens!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories per serving 199 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 large fresh fennel
- ½ glass dry white wine
- olive oil
- pepper
- salt
Instructions
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Rinse the fennel well under cold running tap water and let it drain a bit. Remove the upper green stalks and sprigs. Keep those sprigs aside for garnish later. Cut the fennel in half, cut those halves in half as well and cut those quarters in half again. You should end up with 8 fennel slices. Don't remove the bottom side: it will keep the fennel together while braising.
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Add a splash of olive oil to a large non-stick pan and add the fennel. Season with a little pepper and salt.
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Place the pan over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes until it looks golden brown. Flip the fennel slices over on their uncooked side and brown these as well for a couple of minutes. Pour in the white wine and bring it to a boil.
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Then turn the heat low, put a lid on the pan and simmer the fennel in the wine for 4 minutes. Flip the fennel over again and simmer covered for another few minutes.
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Check the seasoning and add extra pepper or salt to taste. Transfer the fennel onto a clean plate. Drizzle with the remaining wine sauce in the pan. Sprinkle with a little pepper and garnish with some of the green sprigs you kept aside. Serve lukewarm.
