‘Fennel ‘Confit’ with Grilled Lamb’

Recipe Courtesy of Fine Cooking Magazine

The culinary term ‘confit’ comes from the French verb confire which means ‘to preserve.’  It involves slowly cooking food, surrounded by fat or oil, until super tender and insanely decadent. The most common forms of confit are duck confit and garlic confit, but you can preserve any meat or vegetable in this way.

This amazing grilled lamb chop recipe involves a ‘confit’ of thinly sliced fennel flavored with garlic in olive oil. The fennel slowly cooks over low heat until caramelized and very tender, and is served on top of grilled chops that are flavored with ground fennel seeds and crushed red pepper flakes.  The confit also includes a bright pop of flavor that comes from lemon zest, lemon juice and the earthy taste of chopped, fresh oregano.  I served these lamb chops with the fennel confit with a side of green beans gremolata, herbed spaghetti squash with chickpeas, and a lovely Cabernet Sauvignon from California.

‘Fennel ‘Confit’ with Grilled Lamb’

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  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Recipe type: Entree

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  • This recipe is unfortunately no longer available on the Fine Cooking website, but if you email me I can give you a version of the original!

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