Sides; Braised Fennel; Broccoli Rabe With Sausage - Cuisinart MSC-800 Series Instruction Booklet

Sides

Braised Fennel

Braising is one of the most rewarding
preparations of fennel. It sweetens the
bitterness and really brings out the rich
licorice tones. So simple with only a handful
of ingredients, fennel can pair well with
many different dishes from lamb to roast
chicken to pork loin.
Setting: Brown/Sauté
Makes about 8 servings
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 fennel bulbs, cut into ½-inch slices
(save the fronds for another use)
½ teaspoon sea or kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black
pepper
/ cup dry white wine
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1½ cups chicken broth, low sodium
1. Put the oil into the cooking pot of the
Cuisinart Multicooker set to Brown/Sauté
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at 375ºF.
2. Once the oil is hot, add one third of the
sliced fennel with the salt and pepper. Sauté
about 2 to 4 minutes per side, until golden
brown. Remove and reserve; repeat with
remaining fennel.
3. Put all of the reserved fennel back into the
cooking pot. Add the wine and cook until
almost evaporated, about 2 to 3 minutes.
4. After the wine cooks off, add the broth.
Reduced the heat to 325°F. Cover and cook
30 minutes, until the fennel is fully softened,
sweet and fragrant.
5. Serve immediately.
Nutritional information per serving (½ cup):
Calories 68 (45% from fat) • carb. 7g • pro. 1g
• fat 4g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 0mg • sod. 286mg
• calc. 52mg • fiber 3g
Broccoli Rabe
with Sausage
This dish takes a few steps to complete.
The broccoli rabe is first steamed – this
improves the overall texture of the finished
dish, making it nice and tender. If broccoli
rabe is too tough, it is not pleasing.
Settings: Steam
Brown/Sauté
Makes 4 servings
1 quart water
1 large bunch broccoli rabe,
approximately 1 pound, ends trimmed
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
12 ounces pre-cooked Italian sausage,
sweet, hot or mix of both, cut into
½-inch slices
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
¼ cup dry white wine
1½ cups chicken broth, low sodium
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
1. Steam the broccoli rabe: Put the quart of
water into the cooking pot of the Cuisinart
Multicooker and insert the steaming rack.
Set to Steam for 8 minutes; cover. Once
tone sounds, put the broccoli rabe on the
rack and cover.
2. Unit automatically turns off when steaming
is complete. Remove and reserve broccoli
rabe. Carefully remove water and wipe
cooking pot dry. Cooking pot will be very
hot, so use caution.
3. Put the olive oil into the cooking pot and set
to Brown/Sauté at 350°F. Once hot, cook
sausage until well-browned on all sides; this
takes about 10 to 12 minutes.
4. Once sausage is browned, add garlic. Sauté
until fragrant. Add white wine and allow to
cook down until almost evaporated. Scrape
up any brown bits that have accumulated in
the bottom of the pan. Add chicken broth
and red pepper. Simmer ingredients for
about 5 minutes to blend the flavors.
5. Add reserved broccoli rabe and allow to
simmer, covered, for an additional
10 minutes.
6. Serve immediately.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 190 (42% from fat) • carb. 7g • pro.19g
• fat 9g • sat. fat 3g • chol. 25mg • sod. 544mg
• calc. 153mg • fiber 3g
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