Garlic Roasted Potatoes and Fennel

Submitted by dicentra

"Cooking Light."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 large fennel bulbs, with stalks (about 2 pounds)
• 2 lbs small red potatoes, halved
• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 whole head of garlic
• 2 large green bell peppers, cut into 1/2-inch strips
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed, lightly crushed
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed, crushed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon spanish smoked paprika or 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1⁄2 cups vegetable broth
• 1⁄8 teaspoon saffron thread
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine vinegar

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°.
2. Trim tough outer leaves from fennel; reserve fennel fronds for garnish, if desired. Remove and discard stalks.
3. Cut fennel bulbs in half lengthwise; discard core. Cut bulb halves in half lengthwise.
4. Arrange potatoes in a single layer in a jelly roll pan or large roasting pan coated with cooking spray; drizzle with oil.
5. Remove white papery skin from garlic head. Separate and peel cloves. Finely chop 1 garlic clove; sprinkle over potatoes.
6. Add peeled garlic cloves, pepper strips, fennel seeds, coriander, paprika, salt, and black pepper to potatoes; toss well to combine.
7. Heat broth in a small saucepan over medium heat until warm. Remove from heat; stir in saffron. Let stand 10 minutes.
8. Stir in vinegar; drizzle broth mixture over potato mixture. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes.
9. Remove from oven, and arrange fennel wedges over potato mixture. Return to oven; cook an additional 50 minutes or until the broth mixture almost evaporates and potatoes begin to brown, stirring once.
10. Garnish with reserved fennel fronds, if desired.

Reviews

[LucyS-D]

Daaah-licious! I used red peppers since that is what I had on hand, otherwise made as written. One note: At the top of the recipe it reads, "Recipe # 330398 | 40 min | 10 min prep | add private note". But if you read the directions, it actually roasts an additional 50 minutes after adding the fennel, so total time is 90 minutes.