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Chicken, Fennel, and Sausage Stew
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I like using fennel as a base for stews. It has a pleasant anise flavor, which gives a dish an aromatic sweetness. In this stew, this flavor is further complemented by Italian sausage (which has fennel seeds). Serve, tossed with pasta (try a small shape like penne or rigatoni) or set on top of risotto.
Yield :
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 large bulb fennel, trimmed and cut in ¼-inch dice
- Kosher salt
- 1 cup low-salt chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2½ cups diced leftover chicken
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 10 drops Tabasco or other hot sauce
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- Freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
1. Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering hot, about 1½ minutes. Add the sausage and cook, tossing occasionally, until well browned all over, about 5 minutes. Stir in the fennel, sprinkle lightly with salt and cook, stirring until it browns all over and starts to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and vinegar and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover with the lid slightly askew, and cook until the sausage cooks through and the fennel is tender, about 15 minutes—slice into one of the thicker pieces of each to check.
2. Stir in the chicken, cream, Tabasco, and thyme and cook another 10 minutes to heat through. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately with a sprinkling of the Parmesan.
© 2007 Tony Rosenfeld
Note from Cookstr's Editors
Nutritional information includes 1/8 teaspoon of added salt per serving.
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving (% daily value)
442kcal (22%)
148mg (15%)
9mg (14%)
45mcg RAE (2%)
734mg
47mg
44g
1g
110mg (37%)
8g (41%)
25g (39%)
2g
9g
1198mg (50%)
3mg (18%)
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mtully
11.01.11 Flag commentWonderful and unexpected. The house smelled great while this was cooking. Like nothing I've ever had before. I didn't want to buy cream just for one TBS, so I just added a splash of milk at the end. We served on rice, with steamed broccoli, but pasta or even mashed potatoes would be excellent.
reqbat
10.07.11 Flag commentAMAZING, five stars- it didn't look like much while i was cooking it, but it's so flavourful- truly impressed, definitely will be making it again!
i added a cup of milk instead of the cream and didn't do the cheese, it was still magnificent.