And by fennel, I don't mean fennel seeds, I mean a large, knobby, frond be-topped bulb (see post below to view an actual picture of said bulb). Well, I'd only ever used it in a potato stew of sorts, something akin to a potato leek soup so I decided to do a search and I found a recipe for Braised Chicken with Fennel, Cherry Tomatoes, and Capers. It turned out fine, except that the chicken was a little dry...I wonder if that always happens when you braise chicken? I still consider myself new to this whole cooking game so there's much I don't know about the culinary arts. The great thing about the meal as a whole was that I got to use my fennel, tomatoes, and asparagus from my bountiful basket. I added some quinoa made with chicken broth, the chicken (obviously), and some grated Pecorino Romano atop the quinoa (the capers we buy at Costco in bulk because we use them a lot). The asparagus was lightly steamed with lots of butter and celtic gray salt, and the meal was accompanied by a glass of kombucha. Quite tasty!
Oh, and I'm writing all of this as if I cooked it myself...nope...my wonderful husband did. He's a keeper that one. ;)
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