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Fennel Braised in Orange Juice – a Deliciously Simple Winter Favourite

18/08/2017 by Amanda

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This fennel braised in orange juice may not look like a show-stopping dish, but the flavours are deliciously intense. A fabulous use of seasonal favourites.

deliciously intense fennel braised in orange juice

It seems like ages since I shared a recipe with you, my lovely readers, but I made this modest-looking fennel braised in orange juice on the weekend and fell in love with it. For multiple reasons (five separate trips – three of them international, two major research projects, a kitchen reno that took over six weeks – and it’s still not painted, the lingering sickness and deaths of our two much loved dogs, and lots more besides) I realised that I’ve not invited anyone for a meal here for over six months.

Now that we’re home and things are a little more settled I’ve begun to remedy that, starting last weekend with a casual evening with some good friends. With The Bloke, they parked themselves in front of the football on the television, while I played happily in my new kitchen, turning out a Middle-Eastern themed meal. I made up two of the dishes and sourced a very wonderful cauliflower and saffron yoghurt salad recipe from Luke Mangan’s new “Sharing Plates” cookbook (more about that later).

As ever, I kept things simple, without skimping on flavour – that’s my rule and I stick to it. Fennel and oranges are both winter produce and are at their very peak at the moment, so a no-brainer as far as I was concerned. This fennel may not look like a rock-star dish, but the depth of flavour will surprise.

fennel braised in orange juice - oranges.

I slow-cooked this intensely-flavoured fennel braised in orange juice in Stanley, my slow combustion stove, who chunters along in my kitchen all through winter. This means he is always ready for a slow-cooked dish, but the wintry weather could be all the excuse you need to pop your oven on and leave it on low for a few hours.

Just remember to keep the dish partially covered and give it a stir every half hour or so – you don’t want the fennel to brown or caramelise at all. It should be soft and ready to collapse in your mouth in a mild explosion of flavour.

deliciously intense fennel braised in orange juice

Fennel Braised in Orange Juice

Amanda McInerney of www.lambsearsandhoney.com
The flavour of this dish is intense - all it requires is some regular stirring. This is equally delicious served hot, cold or room temperature - you decide.
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 2 hrs
Total Time 2 hrs 5 mins
Course Vegetable side dish/salad

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large bulbs of fennel
  • 2 oranges
  • 50 mls good quality olive oil
  • 1/4 cup currants
  • 1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 160C (32F)
  • Chop the hard end off the fennel and slice in 1/2-1 cm slices, toss in a baking dish with the olive oil and season to taste.
  • Add grated zest and juice of one orange, combine well.
  • Cover dish with aluminium foil, but leave a gap at either end of the dish for steam to escape.
  • Place in oven and cook, stirring every half hour or so. Do not let it brown or dry out.
  • After 1 1/2 hours add the juice of another half orange and the currants, stir, cover and cook for another 1/2-1 hours, until the fennel is very soft, but not mushy.
  • To serve, freshen the dish up with juice from the other 1/2 orange and a bit more zest. Sprinkle with toasted almonds.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

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  1. Liz (Good Things)

    August 19, 2017 at 8:29 am

    How deliciously interesting!

  2. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

    August 19, 2017 at 8:47 pm

    Sounds really interesting-intense you say? And sorry to hear about your two dogs 🙁

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