Sherry-braised fennel + almond lasagne

Name: Sherry-braised fennel + almond lasagne (Lasagne ffenigl drwy sieri ac almwnd)
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 125 g/4½ oz butter, plus extra for greasing; 2 fennel bulbs, finely sliced; 2 leeks, finely sliced; 2 celery sticks, finely sliced; 1 onion, finely sliced; 3¼ tsp finer flaked sea salt; 3 bay leaves; 100 g/3½ oz curly kale or cavolo nero; 100 g/3½ oz curly kale or cavolo nero; 5 tbsp capers in brine, drained and rinsed; 5 tbsp capers in brine, drained and rinsed; 150 ml/5 fl oz dry sherry, such as Fino or Manzanilla; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 100 g/3½ oz almonds, toasted and roughly chopped; 75 g/2¾ oz plain flour; 650 ml/22 fl oz whole milk; 200 ml/7 fl oz vegetable stock; 100 g/3½ oz Parmesan cheese, finely grated; ¼ whole nutmeg, grated; 250 g/9 oz mascarpone cheese; 1 medium egg, beaten; Small bunch of parsley, finely chopped; 12 sheets of dried lasagne; 4 oregano sprigs, leaves picked (optional); 4 oregano sprigs, leaves picked (optional); Freshly ground black pepper

Lasagne ffenigl drwy sieri ac almwnd

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Sea Salt

By The Lea-Wilson Family

Published 2022

About

Let’s face it, lasagne does take a little time and care to prepare, but this one, we promise, is worth it. Much of the seasoning comes from the already salty ingredients – the Parmesan and capers. It’s a celebration of grown-up flavours with a real depth from the sherry and all the green vegetables.

Ingredients

125 g/4½ oz butter, plus extra for greasing
2 fennel bulbs, finely sliced

Method

Melt 50g/1¾oz of the butter in a large sauté pan over a high heat. Add the fennel, leeks, celery, onion and 2 teaspoons of the salt and fry, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes, or until the vegetables have softened and reduced in volume by a third. Reduce the heat to medium-low, stir in the bay leaves and a good grind of black pepper and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until all th