Uses for Fennel Tops?
So, I made a dish a few days ago that used a fennel bulb. I saved all the tops, thinking they must be good for something...but I still don't know what the something is!
Anyone have any good suggestions for what to do with a bulb's worth of fennel tops?
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6 Comments:
A little late for this but I like making roasted fennel. Chunks of fennel bulbs are coated in olive oil and roasted in the oven. When they are tender, I top the bulbs with the fennel fronds(none of the woody stems, just the feathery fronds) and finely grated parmesan. Outstanding vegetable side dish.
Other times I will use the woody stems and fronds in stock.
climbhighak at 8:53PM on 10/06/09
I use them in the steaming liquid for fish and veggies.
It is a great aromatic.
JerzeeTomato at 1:34AM on 10/07/09
If I can't use them right away, I'm not likely to save them. I like to garnish with them and as Jerz said, they're a beautiful aromatic to add to poaching liquid.
therealchiffonade at 7:55AM on 10/07/09
Ditto on using the tops with fish. You can tuck them into the fish as well, or lay them decoratively on fillets when you broil or bake fish. Chop a few and add them to salad for an unexpected taste. I've got a recipe that roasts potatoes, onions, and fennel with bay leaves and it's decorated with the fronds, so you can just flavour a simple potato with the fronds. Eggs would be another use, a bit of the chopped fronds over scrambled or an omelet.
morgancain at 11:08AM on 10/07/09
Garnish, toss with hot pasta, stir into sour cream with other seasonings for a dip or potato topping, add to a gratin, great in eggs, on fish, as a fennel-tartar sauce.
All the suggestions above are great too.
CJ McD at 12:51PM on 10/07/09
i freeze them and use them in my veg stock...mmmmm
hungrychristel at 2:45PM on 10/07/09