Showing posts with label fennel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fennel. Show all posts

Chef Chuck's Taralli

Taralli

Taralli, are Italian biscuit rings, great for snacking anytime of the day. They are made of fresh dough, boiled and then baked. Hard, crunchy and hot with red hot pepper flakes, garlic and fennel. Great for dipping in a glass of wine. Plain taralli can be made for teething babies.


Taralli
2 teaspoons yeast

1 cup warm water
1 tablespoon sugar

2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
fennel
red hot pepper flakes
garlic cloves, minced


Combine yeast, water and sugar and let rest for 5 minutes. In a mixer add yeast mixture, slowly add flour and salt till combined. Work dough on a floured board for just a minute or two, divide into 24 pieces. Roll into rope shapes and add fennel, pepper flakes and or garlic then make a circle and pinch ends, lay on a floured baking sheet. I make them this way so I can please everyone, some hot and some just with salt. Cover and let rise 15 minutes. Bring a pot of water to boil add 1 or 2 taralli at a time and cook for a few seconds or until they float. Remove and place on a kitchen towel continue boiling the rest. Place on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Chef Chuck's Fennel Blood Orange Salad

Insalata di Finocchio


A popular vegetable in Italy, fennel contains an anise and licorice flavor. The texture is similar
to celery, and is high in vitamin C. The blood oranges have a crimson colored flesh, and a sweet taste. Great for a spring salad, quite refreshing.


Fennel Salad
1 fennel bulb, sliced thin
1 blood orange, sliced thin


Vinaigrette


1/4 cup blood orange juice
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
pinch of salt and pepper


In a bowl or on a plate combine fennel and orange. Mix together orange juice, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper and pour over salad.