Fennel Gratin

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs fennel bulbs
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 cup grated parmigiano
• 1 cup whole milk or 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup bechamel sauce
• salt

Recipe

• 1 wash the fennel, strip away the outer layer of leaves if they're tough, slice the bulbs into thin wedges, and boil them for 10 minutes in salted water.
• 2 drain them well and sauté them in the butter, adding the milk a few tablespoons at a time, and once you have added it all simmer for 15 minutes.
• 3 in the meantime, prepare the béchamel sauce and preheat oven to 400f.
• 4 butter an oven-proof dish, and when the fennel is done simmering transfer it to the dish.
• 5 dust the fennel with the grated cheese, pour the béchamel sauce over it, and bake the fennel for 20 minutes, or until it is lightly browned.
• 6 serve.