Pork agrodolce with fennel and white beans is a flavorful and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The combination of sweet, sour, and savory flavors makes this dish a perfect balance of tastes. The pork is braised in a sweet and sour sauce, while the fennel and white beans add a savory and hearty touch. This dish is perfect for a weeknight meal or a special occasion.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
PORK CHOPS WITH FENNEL AND CAPER SAUCE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large, heavy skillet heat the olive oil over high heat. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper. Add the pork to the pan and brown on both sides, about 4 minutes each side. Remove the pork from the pan, cover loosely with foil, and set aside.
- Add the fennel, shallots, and 1/3 cup parsley to the pan and cook over medium heat until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the wine. Using a wooden spoon, scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Add the tomatoes and stir. Add the pork back into the pan, nestling the chops between the fennel and tomatoes so they are mostly submerged in the pan juices. Cook until the fennel is tender and the pork is done, about 12 to 15 minutes.
- Place the pork on a serving dish. To finish the sauce, add the lemon zest, remaining 1/3 cup parsley, capers, and 3/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Spoon over the pork chops and serve immediately.
LOIN OF PORK WITH FENNEL AND GARLIC
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Allow the pork to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Place the pork, fat side up, in a roasting pan just large enough to hold it comfortably. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade process the garlic, rosemary, lemon zest, and fennel seeds until roughly chopped. Add the olive oil, mustard, salt and pepper and process until it forms a smooth paste. Rub the paste on top of the pork and roast for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, or until the internal temperature reaches 140 degrees F. Remove from the oven, transfer to a cutting board, and cover with aluminum foil. Allow to sit for 20 minutes, then remove the strings, slice between the bones and serve warm.
PORK AGRODOLCE
Agrodolce, a generic Italian term for any type of sweet and sour condiment, really shines when used for braising chunks of succulent pork shoulder. This soul-warming comfort food is amazing served on rice, pasta, polenta, or, as seen here, a big pile of ricotta mashed potatoes. I'm not sure if Italians barbecue like we do here in the States, but the sauce very much reminded me of something we'd brush on a rack of ribs while sipping a cold beer.
Provided by Chef John
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 2h45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Brush a baking dish with olive oil.
- Whisk tomato paste, vinegar, honey, mashed anchovy, green onions, garlic, rosemary, salt, red pepper flakes, and black pepper together in a large bowl to make the agrodolce.
- Cut pork shoulder into roughly 3-inch pieces. Add to the bowl of agrodolce and mix by hand until coated. Transfer pork and sauce to the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven, flipping pieces over halfway through, until pork is very tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Add a splash of water if pork appears too dry. Skim off fat as desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 198.5 calories, Carbohydrate 6.5 g, Cholesterol 52.3 mg, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 13.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 555.5 mg, Sugar 5.7 g
CREAMY WHITE BEAN AND FENNEL CASSEROLE
This one-pan recipe melds roasted fennel, creamy white beans and salty Parmesan, and tops it with crunchy lemon-zested panko. Fennel is often dismissed because of its perceived licorice notes, but the anise flavor is significantly muted after the vegetable is cooked. Tuck fresh, sliced sausages into the mixture before baking to imitate a simplified cassoulet, turn it into a side dish by pairing it with meat or let the dish live as a main, served with a simple green salad and some rustic bread to sop up the sauce. Reserve the fresh fennel fronds for garnish, which add concentrated fennel flavor and a pop of green.
Provided by Aaron Hutcherson
Categories easy, casseroles, vegetables, side dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 425 degrees. Trim the fennel. Cut it in half lengthwise and slice it crosswise, about 1/4-inch thick (reserve about 1/4 cup roughly chopped fennel fronds). Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium. Add the sliced fennel, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened but still retaining a little bite, about 12 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Meanwhile, pour 1 can white beans and its liquid into a blender. Add the heavy cream, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons olive oil and purée until smooth. Drain and rinse the remaining can of beans and transfer it to the skillet along with the bean purée. Season generously with salt and pepper.
- Mix the panko with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a small bowl. Add the Parmesan, lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and toss to coat. Sprinkle evenly over the fennel-white bean mixture.
- Bake until bubbly and lightly golden on top, about 15 minutes. Broil until topping is browned in spots, 1 to 2 minutes, if desired. Top with reserved fennel fronds and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 426, UnsaturatedFat 15 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 23 grams, Fiber 11 grams, Protein 14 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 766 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams
PORK AGRODOLCE WITH FENNEL AND WHITE BEANS
Grilled bone-in-pork chops brushed with agrodolce, an easy Italian sweet-and-sour sauce made with vinegar and honey, are served alongside cannellini beans in this summery weeknight dinner.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat grill to medium-high. Combine shallot and vinegar in a medium bowl. Stir together 2 tablespoons honey and 2 tablespoons oil. Toss fennel slices with 2 tablespoons oil; season with salt and pepper.
- Season pork with salt and pepper; brush grill grates with oil. Grill pork, flipping once and brushing both sides with honey mixture, until a thermometer inserted in thickest parts near (but not touching) bones registers 145 degrees, 3 to 4 minutes a side. Transfer to a plate; tent with foil. Grill fennel slices, flipping once, until crisp-tender, 3 to 4 minutes a side. Stir beans and remaining 2 tablespoons oil and 1 teaspoon honey into shallot mixture; season with salt and pepper. To serve, divide bean mixture, grilled fennel, and tomatoes among plates; top with pork. Sprinkle with fennel fronds.
SUMMER PORK, FENNEL & BEANS
Pan-fry thick pork chops, then roast with cherry tomatoes, shallots and cannellini beans to make an easy one-pot dinner
Provided by Jane Hornby
Categories Dinner, Main course, Supper
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat 1 tbsp oil and the butter in a large ovenproof frying pan or wide flameproof casserole dish. Season the chops generously and fry over a medium-high heat for 3 mins each side until lightly golden - brown the edges of the fat for 30 secs or so too. Remove to a plate.
- Add the sliced shallot and fennel to the pan and cook for 2 mins, stirring now and then. Splash in the wine and simmer for a few secs to reduce a little. Add the lemon wedges, drizzle with the remaining oil and put in the oven to roast for 10 mins.
- Toss the veg gently, sit the pork chops on top and roast for another 20 mins. Add the tomatoes to the pan and cook for 5 mins more or until the chops are cooked through, the fennel is tender and turning golden, and the tomatoes are soft.
- Meanwhile, mix the chopped shallot, the lemon juice, beans and fennel seeds. Remove the meat to a plate to rest for a few mins while you fold the dressed beans and basil leaves into the pan. Add the resting juices, season to taste, then serve with the pork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 629 calories, Fat 35 grams fat, SaturatedFat 12 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 23 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 49 grams protein, Sodium 0.9 milligram of sodium
PROVENCAL PORK STEW WITH FENNEL AND OLIVES
I made this from a recipe I found in Cooking Light this month. It was a great recipe, but trust me when I tell you to cook it, cool it, put it in the fridge, and serve it the NEXT NIGHT! It was soooooooo much better the 2nd day! The stew was a lot richer and all the flavors just intensified over night... Mmmm.
Provided by A la Carte
Categories Stew
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat 1 tsp of the oil in a large dutch oven over medium heat. Add fennel and onion and saute for 8 minutes until tender. Add the garlic and saute 2 minutes more.
- Spoon the fennel mixture into a bowl and put aside for now.
- Place the flour in a shallow powl. Dredge the pork in flour, shaking off excess.
- Heat remaining oil in the dutch oven over medium high heat. Add half of the pork and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook 6 minutes browning on all sides. Repeat with the remaining pork.
- Add wine to the pan, scraping up the browned bits. Stir in fennel mixture, broth, herbes and tomatoes and bring to a boil.
- Cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 45 minutes. Stir in remaining salt and pepper and the olives. Simmer 10 minutes more.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 397.9, Fat 12.5, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 99.8, Sodium 538.6, Carbohydrate 29, Fiber 6.1, Sugar 9.4, Protein 36.2
PORK CHOPS WITH FIG AND GRAPE AGRODOLCE
Fresh figs and grapes cooked in balsamic vinegar and honey make an addictively sweet and sour sauce for pork chops in this seasonal fall dinner. A pleasantly bitter radicchio salad offsets all that sweet and sour in just the right way-you're going to want dip it in the sauce as you eat.
Provided by Anna Stockwell
Categories Gluten-Free and Fresh Wheat/Gluten-Free Dinner Pork Pork Chop Radicchio Grape Fig Rosemary Fall
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Season pork chops on both sides with 1 1/4 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. pepper.
- Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a large skillet over high. Working in batches if needed, sear pork chops until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet; reserve pan drippings in skillet. Roast pork until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 135°F, about 15 minutes. Let pork rest 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat skillet with drippings over medium-high. Add vinegar and cook, scraping up drippings with a wooden spoon. Stir in red pepper flakes, if using, 2 Tbsp. honey, and 1/4 tsp. salt. Add grapes, figs, and rosemary and stir to coat. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened and fruit is softened, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter.
- Whisk lemon juice, mustard, and remaining 3 Tbsp. oil, 1 tsp. honey, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper in a large bowl. Add radicchio and parsley and toss to coat.
- Divide radicchio salad and pork chops among plates. Top with agrodolce.
PORK FILLET WITH FENNEL
Very easy, very rich, creamy Gorgonzola and Sambuca sauce. My daughter's boyfriend came to dinner and cooked this for us. So good I have invited him to cook again next week.
Provided by Brian Holley
Categories Pork
Time 22m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Trim any fat from the meat and slice 1/4" thick. Place the meat between two pieces of cling film and beat with a meat mallet, to flatten out.
- Heat the oil in a heavy based pan and fry the meat in batches for 2 mins on each side. Remove the meat from the pan and keep it warm.
- Stir the Sambuca into the pan, stir well to remove all the bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the fennel and cook for 3 minutes Remove from pan and keep it warm.
- Reduce the heat and add the Gorgonzola to the pan with the cream, stir till the cheese has melted and the sauce is smooth.
- Stir in the sage and thyme, season with salt and pepper.
- Serve with sauteed potatoes and broccoli.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 346.5, Fat 22.7, SaturatedFat 8, Cholesterol 92.3, Sodium 391.2, Carbohydrate 5.9, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 0.1, Protein 29.5
Tips:
- Prep ahead: To save time, you can marinate the pork and fennel mixture and prepare the white bean salad a day ahead.
- Use a heavy-bottomed pan: This will help prevent the pork from sticking and burning.
- Cook the pork in batches: If you overcrowd the pan, the pork will not brown properly.
- Use a good quality balsamic vinegar: This will make a big difference in the flavor of the dish.
- Serve the pork with a side of rice or potatoes: This will help to soak up the delicious sauce.
Conclusion:
This pork agrodolce with fennel and white beans is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The pork is tender and flavorful, the fennel adds a subtle sweetness, and the white beans add a creamy texture. The balsamic vinegar sauce is the perfect finishing touch, adding a tangy and sweet flavor. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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