Fried Fennel Slices

Name: Fried Fennel Slices
Yield: Makes approximately 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 slices firm white bread; 2 large or 3 small fennel bulbs; clarified butter or light olive oil; clarified butter or light olive oil; freshly ground pepper; salt; 1 heaping tablespoon chopped fennel greens; 1 egg

Preparation info

Makes approximately
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Savory Way

By Deborah Madison

Published 1990

About

Here’s a good knife-and-fork food for those who seldom or never eat meat. Lightly coated in bread crumbs and fried, the fennel is pleasantly chewy and retains its characteristic fresh, clean flavor.

Ingredients

2 large or 3 small fennel bulbs
2 slices firm white bread

Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Wash the fennel; then pry off the thick outer leaves if they are tough and scarred. (Save these for soup or peel them with a vegetable peeler, slice them thinly, and use them in a salad.) Slice each fennel bulb lengthwise into pieces about ⅓ inch thick, leaving the core attached. You will end up with a