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Fennel And Potato Bake

This fennel bake recipe is great as a side or as a main with a salad. It's a comforting dish for an rainy weather and the combination of flavours helps make the fennel's aniseed more subtle.

Ingredients

Serves 2 as a main dish

4 large potatoes (or 6 small), scrubbed
1 bulb Fennel
2 gloves garlic, crushed or minced
300ml semi-skimmed milk, or 300ml single cream, or 150ml of each
1 free range egg
butter, for greasing
salt and freshly ground pepper, nutmeg to taste
(optional) tomato slices to garnish

Method

Preheat oven to Gas Mark 5 / 190ï¿½C

Slice the potatoes and fennel very thinly - ideally using a mandolin

Grease a large baking dish with the butter and arrange the potato and fennel slices in alternative layers with garlic and lots of seasoning in between each layer

Mix together the cream and / or milk, egg and nutmeg with lots more seasoning

Pour the mixture over the vegetables already in the baking dish, cover and bake for about 1 ½ hours, removing the cover for the last 30 minutes until the top has browned nicely

Time From Cupboard-To-Table

2 hours

Notes & Variations on Fennel And Potato Bake

Instead of nutmeg, try sprinkling chopped herbs between the layers.

Use either 300ml cream, 300ml milk, or half and half depending on your taste preferences and dietary requirements.

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