Braised Fennel with White Wine and Parmesan

Name: Braised Fennel with White Wine and Parmesan
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, butter; 2 medium bulbs, fennel or 3 small bulbs fennel (about 2 1/4 pounds), stems, fronds, and base trimmed, bulb cut vertically into 1/2-inch thick slices (see illustrations 1 through 3); , Salt and ground black pepper; 1/3 cup, dry white wine; 1/4 cup, grated Parmesan cheese

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 1996

To discover fennel's virtues, slice it thin and cook it slowly.

SERVES 4

TIME 40 minutes

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