How to Cut Fennel Into Wedges

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Recipe video made by Ryan Published on 12/29/2019, viewed by 5971
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I love to braise fennel wedges in butter. They go great with most fish dishes.

What you will need

Fresh Fennel Bulbs

(Nutritional facts 31 calories, 0.2 g fat, 7.29 g carbohydrates, 1.24 g protein, undefined mg cholesterol, 52 mg sodium)

How to cook

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 and discard this portion of the vegetable. You can put the whole bunch in a stock if you like. Or, the frond makes a great garnish. It looks like dill and has an intense anise flavor.

Most fresh fennel bulbs will come with some frond and stem attached. Remove and discard this portion of the vegetable. You can put the whole bunch in a stock if you like. Or, the frond makes a great garnish. It looks like dill and has an intense anise flavor.

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rown areas on the surface and at the region where the roots were removed. Slice a little from the root area, then peel away the outer layer if it's too brown.

Fennel bulbs are stored without their roots, so they'll usually have some brown areas on the surface and at the region where the roots were removed. Slice a little from the root area, then peel away the outer layer if it's too brown.

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st diameter. Shoot for symmetrical halves.

Slice the bulb in half from stem to root. Try to halve the bulb at its widest diameter. Shoot for symmetrical halves.

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t towards the skin. Cut to desired width. To prepare, you can just toss the wedges in a pan with a ton of butter and let them cook gently over low heat until tender, flipping them over half way through cooking.

Tilt the halves and slice off wedges, starting near the axis and slicing out towards the skin. Cut to desired width. To prepare, you can just toss the wedges in a pan with a ton of butter and let them cook gently over low heat until tender, flipping them over half way through cooking.

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