Fennel and Carrot Confit

Fennel and Carrot Confit
Fennel and Carrot Confit
Cooking anything very gently in oil produces a deliciously moist result (duck confit, for example), and this is no exception. The soft, tangled ribbons of carrot and fennel turn velvety and are balanced by slivers of lemon zest and the warm spark of cayenne.
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  • Served Person: Makes 4 servings
Vegetarian Dinner Lunch Lemon Fennel Carrot Healthy Vegan Gourmet Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1 1/4 cups olive oil
  • 2 medium carrots
  • Carbohydrate 6 g(2%)
  • Fat 68 g(104%)
  • Fiber 2 g(9%)
  • Protein 1 g(2%)
  • Saturated Fat 9 g(47%)
  • Sodium 45 mg(2%)
  • Calories 623

Preparation Shave carrots with a vegetable peeler into very thin, wide ribbons. Quarter fennel bulb lengthwise, then very thinly slice lengthwise. Heat oil with cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a 1-quart heavy saucepan over low heat until warm. Add carrots, fennel, and zest and cook gently, without simmering, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are just tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain oil into a bowl (see cooks' note, below) and transfer vegetables to another bowl to cool to room temperature. Cooks' Notes:•Confit can be made 1 day ahead and chilled. Bring to room temperature before serving. •The oil left over from cooking the vegetables can be used in salad dressings or to flavor soups.

Preparation Shave carrots with a vegetable peeler into very thin, wide ribbons. Quarter fennel bulb lengthwise, then very thinly slice lengthwise. Heat oil with cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a 1-quart heavy saucepan over low heat until warm. Add carrots, fennel, and zest and cook gently, without simmering, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are just tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain oil into a bowl (see cooks' note, below) and transfer vegetables to another bowl to cool to room temperature. Cooks' Notes:•Confit can be made 1 day ahead and chilled. Bring to room temperature before serving. •The oil left over from cooking the vegetables can be used in salad dressings or to flavor soups.