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    Home » Pasta

    Fennel Cream and Three Things to Do With It.

    Published: Oct 17, 2016 · Modified: Jul 21, 2021 by Carolyn Hetke · This post may contain affiliate links,

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    The fennel cream in the Seared Scallops with Fennel Cream  was such a hit last summer I have been dreaming of other ways to use it.  So I made up a batch of the cream and started experimenting... now I have a few ideas that I can use to incorporate more of this interesting flavour in our meal rotations. 

    Fennel cream soup in a bowl.

    The one change I did make to the original cream recipe was to use 2 cups of 10% cream instead of whipping cream to lighten it up because you use more of it in the new recipes.

    Fennel cream ravioli in a dish.
    Fennel is one of the healthiest ingredients ever!

    I also did a bit of digging into the nutritional value of fennel.  What a pleasant surprise to find it has a lot of health benefits:  only 27 calories per cup, is an excellent source of vitamin C, a very good source of fiber and antioxidant phytonutrients.  Fennel is helpful in the treatment of anemia due to the iron content, promotes heart health due to the fiber level and is beneficial for blood pressure due to its potassium content.  Fennel is also commonly used in digestive aid medications and anti-flatulance medications.

    There is a phytonutrient compound, anethole, found in fennel seeds that reduces inflammation and has been shown in animals to help prevent the occurrence of certain cancers.

    So.. in addition to being subtle yet interesting flavour addition it is good for you!  I will definitely have to investigate how to incorporate more fennel seeds into my recipes as well.

    You can add raw fennel to salads, braise it on its own, add it to roasted tomato sauces. Fennel is often associated with Mediterranean cuisine.  Lots of Italian sauces and seasonings include fennel seeds. In the  East Indian fennel seeds are often chewed to sweeten the breath and aid in digestion.

    I definitely have more experimenting to do!

    Fennel cream soup in a bowl.

    Basic Fennel Cream

    A delicate savory sauce that has many uses as a bed for shrimp, scallops and ravioli.
    Author: Carolyn Hetke

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    Course: Main Dish
    Cuisine: American, Italian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time: 20 minutes mins
    Total Time: 25 minutes mins
    Servings: 4 servings

    Ingredients

    • 1 bulb fresh fennel white part only, stalks trimmed off
    • 2 cups 10% cream
    • ½ teaspoon salt

    Instructions

    Fennel Cream

    • Finely slice fennel bulb. Cover bulb slices in a saucepan with the cream/milk mixture and salt. Simmer about 15 minutes until fennel is soft.
    • Transfer fennel and the cream mixture to a food processor or blender and puree. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Keep warm or reheat gently in the microwave.

    Pasta Sauce

    • Add 200 grams of grated Emmental cheese to the basic fennel cream. Warm through and serve over Butternut Squash Ravioli.
      Fennel cream ravioli in a dish.

    Fennel Cream Soup

    • Add 200 grams of grated Emmental cheese to the basic fennel cream. Add chicken or vegetable broth the the fennel cream on a 1:1 ratio. Warm through and serve with crusty bread.
      fennel-cream-soup

    Seafood Sauce

    • Pour basic sauce over fish fillets such as cod, tilapia or salmon and bake according to fish directions.

    Notes

    Notes:  Nutrition is for Basic Fennel Cream Sauce only.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 395mg | Potassium: 402mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 507IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 158mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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    1. Sharon Kellar

      February 12, 2020 at 7:21 pm

      Nice options to use up leftover fennel not used in a salad! Thanks

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      • thewineloverskitchen

        February 13, 2020 at 9:20 am

        I know... I love the cream- it adds flavour but is a rather delicate flavour!

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    2. Charlotte J Panagapka

      February 08, 2020 at 6:56 pm

      Great ideas Carolyn. I use it in salads and cooking alot! Charl.

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      • thewineloverskitchen

        February 12, 2020 at 2:13 pm

        Thanks Charlotte! I just had the most delicious meat pasta sauce with fennel that I am going to be whipping up here shortly! I love the stuff!

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