Shaved Fennel with Maple Gastrique
Gastrique is a mixture of acid and sugar or syrup, and it creates a sweet, tangy coating for the fennel. Cooking the spices in hot oil draws out their flavor. Serve with roasted salmon, sea bass, or pork.
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon sliced peeled fresh ginger
2 star anise
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add fennel seeds, ginger, star anise, and garlic to pan; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sliced fennel to pan; cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Add vinegar, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Stir in syrup, salt, and pepper; bring to a simmer. Cook 15 minutes or until fennel is tender. Discard anise.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1/4 cup)
CALORIES 55(31% from fat); FAT 1.9g (sat 0.1g,mono 1.1g,poly 0.6g); PROTEIN 0.5g; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 28mg; SODIUM 89mg; FIBER 1.1g; IRON 0.5mg; CARBOHYDRATE 9.9g
Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2005
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