Fennel
Perciatelli (or Spaghetti) with Sardines, Anchovies, and Fennel Sauce
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JodyO
July 1, 2014
I made this tonight with a couple of adjustments after reading the comments. I added 3 cloves of garlic and about 2 oz of diced tomatoes. I too, was underwhelmed, even though I love ever single solitary ingredient. I still have some left, so plan to add the bulb that I had roasted for another recipe, and the fronds from a different bulb, tomorrow, as well as the rest of the 16 oz can of diced tomatoes. I have to wonder if you loose all the flavor from the fronds by boiling them. The flavor didn't come through to the pasta from the water.... If I were to make it again, I would perhaps blanch the fronds quickly and then chop and add them. But everyone's taste buds are different and I enjoyed trying something totally outside my box er kitchen. ;-) Thanks Federico!
Federico_
September 13, 2011
Sorry about that sl(i)m, although bland is not a word I would use when I've made it. Hard to understand how with fennel, onions, a can of anchovies, and a can of sardines as well as red pepper it could end up bland. Who knows? I'll make it again later this week and see if it needs any tweaks.
sl(i)m
September 13, 2011
Tried this last night with pasta, fennel, and sardine enthusiasts. It came out bland, even with the addition of hot pepper flakes. So disappointed.
Federico_
January 23, 2011
The greens are attached to long stems...for this recipe I cut just about an inch below the spot where the green meets the white bulb and when the green stems are softened, take them out and chop them up along with a small amount of the bulb.
dymnyno
January 23, 2011
When you specify "fennel greens" are you just using the top feathery part, or do you include the bulb too?
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