Baked Fennel Gratinati
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
4 Servings
4 Heads of fennel
2 tb Butter
2/3 c Dry white wine
Bechamel Sauce enriched with
2 egg yolks
1/2 c Fresh white bread crumbs
3 tb Freshly grated parmesan
Salt and pepper
Fennel fronds, to garnish
Recipe
Remove any bruised or tough outer stems of fennel and cut each head in half. Put
into a saucepan of boiling salted water and simmer for 20 minutes until tender; drain.
Butter a baking dish liberally and arrange the the drained fennel in it. Mix the wine
into the Bechamel sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour over the fennel.
Sprinkle evenly with the bread crumbs and then parmesan. Place in a preheated oven,
400F degrees, and bake for 20 minutes until the top is golden. Serve garnished with
fennel fronds.
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