Best 6 Fish And Fennel Recipes

FISH AND FENNEL

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, combine 1/3 cup water and oil. Add the fennel, tomatoes, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, lemon, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes begin to fall apart, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Season the fish with salt and pepper. Add to skillet with vegetables. Cover, and cook until opaque, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

FISH STEW WITH FENNEL AND BABY POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook potatoes, tossing occasionally, until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes.
• Add fennel and garlic; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until fennel is soft, about 2 minutes. Add wine, bring to a boil, and cook until almost completely evaporated, about 4 minutes. Add 2 cups water to pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, 10-12 minutes. Stir in crème fraîche. Add flounder, cover pot, and reduce heat. Simmer until fish is cooked through, about 4 minutes.
• Stir dill into stew; season with salt and pepper. Serve with lemon wedges.

FISH SOUP WITH FENNEL AND PERNOD

Steps:

• Stage 1, pre-bedtime. Put onion, celery, garlic and fennel in a food processor, and pulse gently until chopped into a coarse paste.
• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add coarsely processed vegetables to pan, and sauté, stirring often, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons Pernod, and boil until almost evaporated. Add red pepper flakes, and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour in wine, and bring to a boil. Reduce for 2 minutes, and add tomato purée and chopped tomatoes. Bring to boil, stir, cover and remove from heat.
• Stage 2, post-bedtime. Return saucepan to medium heat until barely simmering. Gently slide mussels and fish into broth. Bring broth back to a simmer, and cook, stirring once or twice to give mussels room to open, until mussels and fish are cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Divide mussels and fish into warmed bowls. Pour soup over all, and scatter with fennel tops. Sprinkle with remaining teaspoon Pernod (skip Pernod if children are eating) and more olive oil. Serve immediately with crusty bread, if desired.

ROASTED FISH WITH BLOOD ORANGE AND FENNEL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with foil; have ready a second rimmed baking sheet.
• Trim the tops from the fennel bulbs and coarsely chop 1/4 cup of the fronds; discard the stalks. Remove the outer layers of the fennel and halve each bulb through the root end. Thinly slice each bulb. Thinly slice one of the limes and quarter the other.
• Pat each fish dry and coat each lightly with a teaspoon oil. Generously season fish inside and outside with salt and pepper. Transfer fish to the foil-lined baking sheet. Stuff each cavity with slices of lime and orange, fennel fronds and garlic.
• Toss sliced fennel with 3 tablespoons oil, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spread on the remaining baking sheet. Transfer fish and fennel to the oven; roast fennel, tossing occasionally, until golden and tender, about 15 minutes. Bake fish until it is just opaque, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve fish drizzled with more olive oil and squeeze fresh lime juice on top. Serve with fennel on top or alongside.

FISH AND FENNEL STEW WITH GARLIC CROUTONS

Steps:

• Measure the lobster steaming liquid and add enough water to make 5 cups. Remove the meat from the lobsters, cut it into large pieces and set aside. Place the shells in a large pot with the steaming liquid and the wine. Simmer for 30 minutes and strain. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place 2 teaspoons of the olive oil in a small saucepan over low heat until hot. Stir in the garlic. Place the bread cubes in a bowl, add the olive oil and garlic and toss to coat. Place on a baking sheet and bake until crisp, about 10 minutes, turning once. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining olive oil in a large, wide pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 20 seconds. Add the onion and fennel, lower the heat, cover and cook, stirring often, for 20 minutes. Add the orange zest and jalapenos. Stir in the lobster broth and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the fennel is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the shrimp, scallops, cod and halibut. Simmer gently until the fish is just cooked through, about 4 minutes. Stir in the lobster meat and season with salt and pepper to taste. Ladle the stew into 4 bowls and top with the croutons and fennel tops. Serve immediately.

SMOKED FISH WITH FENNEL AND ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• Overlap fish on one side of platter. Whisk oil and lemon juice in bowl. Season dressing with salt and pepper. Toss half with fennel and half with arugula. Mound both alongside fish. Sprinkle with chives.