Fennel with Potatoes

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 35min
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A simple yet flavorful dish featuring fresh fennel and potatoes, inspired by Sprout Vegetables recipes from Spoonsparrow.

Ingredients

  • 750 g potatoes
  • 750 g fennel
  • 3 EL vegetable broth (from the jar)
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 100 g butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • salt (pepper)
  • 1 tsp cumin

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Wash potatoes and cover with lightly salted water. Cook for 25 minutes.

  2. 2.

    Trim fennel leaves, halve bulbs, wash, remove stalks, slice one half into thin strips, quarter the rest. Heat lemon juice and broth in a pot, add chopped fennel, place fennel quarters on top, season with salt and pepper, bring to a boil, then simmer covered over low heat for 10 minutes. Remove fennel quarters and arrange on plates; puree the remaining fennel and whisk in egg yolk and butter into the fennel sauce. Season with salt, pepper, and cumin.

  3. 3.

    Drain potatoes and spread on plates, pour sauce over them. Wash fennel leaves, finely chop, and sprinkle on top.