first time fennel experience...yummmmm

Posted by honeywheat, August 10, 2009 at 9:37 PM

I've always dodged fennel in cooking, fearing its anise flavor. I pretty much have only come to appreciate anise in christmas cookies. I've seen giada on food network blather on and on about how delicious it is, how it doesn't taste licorice-y once cooked, but instead sweet. I made a roasted chicken tonight in which the recipe called for a bulb of fennel (in effort to complete the recipe as written, as it had gotten a myriad of praises)chopped up with carrots and onions for the bird to be nestled in while roasting, i added fresh parsley also. I was leary of the questionable fennel. Once my bird was out of the oven I began to sample the veggies, fennel last, of course...dreading it. If I could kick myself in my butt hard enough for not trying fennel sooner i certainly would! It was amazing! I ended up picking all of the bits of fennel out of the roasting dish before the chicken was even ready to be carved. I also made braised celery, another first time trial. Its was also excellent. It was a pretty flippin' delicious night =)

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