Baked fennel with garlic butter & vermouth

Name: Baked fennel with garlic butter & vermouth
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 large heads of fennel; 1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely sliced; 3 large knobs of unsalted butter; 2 wineglasses of vermouth (white wine also works)

Not Too Tricky

serves 4

About the recipe

This dish is so quick. I made it the other day, chucked it together and it’s really light and flavoursome. It goes fantastically well with any meat or fish.

The Return of the Naked Chef, p202

nutrition per serving

Calories

15%

Fat

18%

Saturates

40%

Sugars

Salt

15%

Protein

Carbs

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Penguin Anniversary Edition: The Return Of The Naked Chef

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

3 large heads of fennel

1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely sliced

3 large knobs of unsalted butter

2 wineglasses of vermouth (white wine also works)

Method

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For the full recipe, head to page 202 of The Return of the Naked Chef.

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The Return of the Naked Chef Vegetable Fennel Sides

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