With whole pink peppercorns and fennel seeds, this simple braise is gently perfumed and aromatic with fresh spring flavors inspired by the braised fennel at Red Hook Tavern in Brooklyn, New York, from chef Allison Plumer. Use a fresh, spicy sausage here to complement the creamy bean puree and sweet fennel.
Impossible to find pink peppercorns. Green a decent substitute. One cup of chicken broth excessive. 3/4 at the most. Pretty pointless to separate some of the sauce for a garnish. Leave in instead. Hummus amount inadequate to sop up sauce. Keep toasted baguette at the ready. I added in two red bell peppers cut into large pieces to add some color along with fennel. Didn't grill sausage first but would consider it.
This was an incredibly delicious dish, and not difficult to make. It will go on our list of favorite dinner party go-to meals. Don’t skip the pink peppercorns - they were a delightfully fragrant and crunchy element. We accidentally bought regular Italian sausage, not spicy, but I think it was even better, because the peppercorns’ mild crunch wasn’t overwhelmed by a spicy burn. Either kind of sausage, we’ll be making this again soon.
This is an easy dish that tastes like a chef came into your home and cooked for you! We love it and so has everyone that we have made it for!
Wow. Great, flavorful one-pot dinner. We're trying lots of new recipes while we're "sheltering ". But sometimes simple is the best. Didn't have opportunity to go searching for pink peppercorns, but market had fennel and good sausage, and I always have chicken broth on hand. Skipped the hummus, but soaked up the delicious broth with some good bread. This is a keeper for as simple, tasty, quick meal. (And only one pan for husband to wash!)
This was really good. Pandemic so no broth. White wine made a delicious braising liquid.
