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Pan-Fried Fennel

Pan-fried fennel has a gorgeous caramelized crust. Its normally intense anise flavor becomes sweet and mellow. Combined with sweet purple onions and baby potatoes that have a crisp exterior and light and fluffy soft center. These Pan-Fried Fennel and Potatoes are an amazing side item perfect with any number of entrees.

I love the flavor of roasted fennel, but in the blistering hot Texas summer, I look for any way to eat well without turning on the oven. Pan-fried fennel is the ideal substitute for roasting, quick and easy, a cast-iron skillet produces beautiful caramelization that I actually prefer to roasted fennel.

Cooking fennel in a pan caramelizes it and gives it a beautiful golden brown color

Ingredients in my Pan-Fried Fennel recipe

  

How to cook fennel in a pan

This fennel recipe is simple, healthy, and delicious!

Here is my Pan-Fried Fennel recipe

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Pan-Fried Fennel

When pan-fried, fennel has a gorgeous caramelized crust, it’s normally intense anise flavor becomes sweet and mellow. Combined with sweet caramelized onions and baby potatoes that have a crisp exterior and light and fluffy soft center, these Pan-Fried Fennel and Potatoes are an amazing side item perfect with any number of entrees.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Fennel, Pan-Fried, Roast Fennel
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 139kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 Bulbs Fennel Quartered
  • 1/2 Purple Onion Quartered
  • 1 Cup Red Potatoes Quartered
  • 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt Plus extra for parboiling
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper Or red pepper flakes

Instructions

  • Add potatoes to a saucepan with well-salted water. Water should taste like the ocean. Bring to a boil, lower heat to a simmer, and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Preheat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and place the fennel, onions, and potatoes cut side down. Let fry undisturbed for 4-minutes until well caramelized. Turn and repeat the process until all sides are caramelized. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with finely chopped fennel fronds.
    Pan-Fried Fennel

Nutrition

Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 586mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg

Thank you for visiting my Food Blog.  I hope you enjoy my Pan-Fried Fennel recipe. Please come back and visit again soon! Bon appetit, Steven

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