fennel bulbs

[jack daniels]

I'm doing roast pork tomorrow & I want to do some fennel. I've never cooked with it before, can anyone give me some ideas please

TIA

[luxury]

oooh, Hi JD,

I love cooking with Fennel.

I just boil it in salted water if I'm serving cod with butter beans and aioli. (Rick Stein)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/roa stcodwithaioliand_6271.shtml

I do a chicken in tomato and fennel type casserole and serve that with rice. ( Bill Granger)

http://www.hub-uk.com/foodpages40/recipe1951.h tm

and I've just found this recipe, thanks to you and the fact I have fennel coming tomorrow in with the shopping lol

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/ roast-loin-of-pork-with-fennel-recipe/index.ht ml

Yum!!!!! :D xxx

[jack daniels]

Ohhhhh thank you

all of these sound good - roasted I think it'll be then!

[thugulike]

Roasted in the oven with parsnips, carrots, onions, squash, leeks etc. Lovely with roast pork.

I make fennel and potato soup which is yummy and I do a fennel and wensleydale salad. In fact, I'm seldom without fennel in the fridge.

[thugulike]

Jack, I missed out may favourite.

PORK, FENNEL AND GOOSEBERRY STROGONOFF

Ingredients
750grams pork fillet (cubed)
1 large onion diced
3 sticks celery chopped
450 grams fennel sliced
225 grams gooseberries
oil
butter
2 tablespoons plain flour
chopped coriander
2 cloves garlic, crushed
4 teaspoons brown sugar
dry white wine
carton soured cream

Heat oil and butter and cook onion, celery and garlic until soft
Stir in meat and cook until meat colours
Stir in fennel, coriander and flour
Add wine gooseberries and sugar
Simmer on a low light for 1 hour
Add sour cream and serve with feathery tops from fennel

This is also good with apples instead of gooseberries and apple juice instead of wine