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Tomato fennel & potato stew

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Categories: Entrees, Soups & Stews, Tomatoes, Vegetarian
Yield: 6
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Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbsPotatoes
- red or yellow-fleshed
2 Fennel bulbs
1 lbsRipe tomatoes, peeled
-and seeded, juice reserved
-=OR=-
2 cup-whole canned tomatoes
Salt
4 tbspVirgin olive oil
1 largeLeek, white part only
- finely diced
1 largeYellow onion
- cut into wedges ? thick
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1 tspHerbes de Provence
3 pinchSaffron threads
1 largeStrip orange zest (2" long)
2 Bay leaves
1 cupDry white wine
2 tbspChopped parsley
12 Nicoise olives, pitted, -OR-
- Gaeta or oil-cured
- Black olives, pitted
Procedures:
1Peel the potatoes and slice them lengthwise into quarters or, if large, into 6ths.
2Trim the fennel, remove the outer leaves if they"re scarred, and cut into wedges ?inch thick or a little wider.
3Leave some of the core so that the pieces stay intact.
4Cut the tomatoes into large, neat pieces.
5Bring a pot of water to a boil, add salt to taste and the potatoes, and boil for 5 minutes.
6Remove the potatoes, but save the water.
7While the potatoes are cooking, warm the olive oil in a wide pan.
8When hot, add the leek, onion, garlic, herbs, a little salt, saffron, orange zest and bay leaves.
9Cook slowly over medium heat until the onions have begun to soften, after 6 or 7 minutes, then add the wine.
10Let it reduce by approximately half, then add the tomatoes and their juice, the potatoes, fennel, half the parsley and the olives.
11Pour in enough of the reserved potato water to cover, bring to a boil and lower the heat.
12At this point, you can set the stew aside and finish it later, either in the oven or on top of the stove.
13If cooking on top of the stove, cover the pan and cook slowly until the vegetables are tender, about 35 minutes.
14If cooking in the oven, preheat it to 375°F, cover loosely and bake for about 1 hour, or until done.
15Remove bay leaves.
16Garnish with the remaining parsley and serve with a bowl of garlic mayonnaise.
17Deborah madison - prodigy guest chefs cookbook
 
 
 
 

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