Serious Eats: Recipes
The Cartoon Kitchen: Braised Fennel
This week's Cartoon Kitchen features Serious Eats' cartoonist in residence Larry Gonick's spin on braised fennel. —Ed Levine
Braised Fennel
Ingredients
A couple fennel bulbs, trimmed and quartered lengthwise
1/4 cup olive oil
Several coriander seeds
2 cloves garlic
Juice of 2 lemons
Bay leaf
Salt
Procedure
1. Lay fennel bulbs in a saucepan with 1/4 cup olive oil, several coriander seeds, 2 cloves garlic, and the juice of 2 lemons.
2. Add bay leaf, a pinch of salt, and water to barely cover bulbs. Simmer until fennel is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
3. Transfer fennel to a deep dish, add the sauce. Let cool, then serve.