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Fennel Braised in Milk

Name: Fennel Braised in Milk
Total time: 53 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 750 g fennel, about 3 medium bulbs, trimmed; 30 g unsalted butter; 10 g unsalted butter, for greasing the baking dish; 1 L whole milk; freshly grated nutmeg, to taste; 50 g Grana Padano, grated; fine sea salt, to taste

Fennel wedges simmered in milk until silky, then baked with a spoonful of the cooking liquid and grated cheese until crisp and golden. The milk mellows the anise into a gentle sweetness.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on30 min
Total53 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

750 gfennel, about 3 medium bulbs, trimmed
30 gunsalted butter
10 gunsalted butter, for greasing the baking dish
1 Lwhole milk
to tastefreshly grated nutmegoptional
50 gGrana Padano, grated
to tastefine sea salt

Contains

Dairy
Fennel
Nutmeg
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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