Sweet and sour fennel tender and delicious. How good fennel is! So light, delicate and perfect for preparing many different and delicious recipes. Fennel is low in calories, rich in minerals, diuretic, and helpful for gastric issues — many reasons to take advantage of their season and enjoy them both cooked and raw. The recipe I want to share with you today is that of very tasty Pan-Fried Sweet and Sour Fennel. A few simple ingredients and in a few minutes you can bring to the table a side dish to accompany all your plates or a light main course. With fennel don’t miss the recipe for Baked Fennel Sticks and the recipe for Fennel Flatbread. Let’s hurry to the kitchen and prepare together Pan-Fried Fennel
AND DON’T MISS THESE RECIPES TOO:
- FINOCCHI GRATINATI AL FORNO la ricetta più buona con i finocchi
- FINOCCHI CON FARINA DI MAIS i finocchi più croccanti e più buoni
- VELLUTATA DI FINOCCHI la ricetta economica e buonissima
- FINOCCHI E CIPOLLE AL FORNO la ricetta di un contorno perfetto
- FINOCCHI AL LATTE GRATINATI la ricetta più buona con i finocchi
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 Servings
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter and Spring
- Energy 78.25 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 11.16 (g) of which sugars 8.88 (g)
- Proteins 1.66 (g)
- Fat 3.11 (g) of which saturated 0.39 (g)of which unsaturated 0.64 (g)
- Fibers 2.59 (g)
- Sodium 98.22 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 120 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Light Fennel
- 3 fennel bulbs
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1 white onion (medium)
- 2 tbsp pine nuts
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- to taste salt
How to prepare Sweet and Sour Fennel
Clean the fennel by removing the outer layers, the stalks and the harder base. Rinse under running water and slice very thinly. Peel the onion.
Pour 3-4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil into a skillet. Add the onion and the fennel. Sauté over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, turning them with a wooden spoon. Add a pinch of salt and the raisins. Lower the heat and cover the pan with a lid.
Cook for 10 minutes, stirring from time to time with the spoon. The water contained in the fennel will be sufficient to cook them and make them very tender. Add the sugar, the vinegar and the pine nuts to the pan. Cook for another 3-4 minutes over low heat, stirring often.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe — hugs, Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
If you have leftover fennel, store it in a container in the refrigerator for 1-2 days
If you prefer, you can omit the onion
Also don’t miss the recipe for Baked Carrot Sticks
