California Farm Fennel Steaks with Ham & Cheese

Name: California Farm Fennel Steaks with Ham & Cheese
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 2 people, 4 dinners
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 fennel bulbs, cut in four steaks, top to bottom; 1 granny smith apple, unpeeled, sliced 1/4” thick horizontally; 2 Tbs olive oil; 2 Tbs shaved ham per person, or; 2 Tbs shaved dried beef per person; 2 Tbs smoked cheddar cheese per person; 2 Tbs unsalted butter per person; 2 Tbs ripe fresh tomato pieces per person; 1 Tsp corn starch in Tbs of cold water to thicken the cheese sauce; Pepper and salt to taste

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

Teach your kids to love fennel by bringing out the surprising sugary anise candy taste of the vegetable and then serving it with a creamy ham and cheese and tomato sauce. Use the mild bulb centers to make fennel steaks, dry the trim to use as herb in soups. Each bulb makes two quarter pound steaks.

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

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Ingredients

25 minutes

2 people, 4 dinners

2fennel bulbs, cut in four steaks, top to bottom
1granny smith apple, unpeeled, sliced 1/4” thick horizontally
2 Tbsolive oil
2 Tbsshaved ham per person, or
California Farm Parma Style Cured Ham
2 Tbsshaved dried beef per person
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2 Tbssmoked cheddar cheese per person
California Farm Cold Smoked Truffle Cheddar Cheese
2 Tbsunsalted butter per person
2 Tbsripe fresh tomato pieces per person
1 Tspcorn starch in Tbs of cold water to thicken the cheese sauce
Pepper and salt to taste
Equipment: cast iron skillet, cast iron sauce pan
Cost: Fennel steak 50 cents, ham or beef 50 cents, cheese, butter 50 cents, apple 20 cents, tomato 20 cents, 95 cents per dinner

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Trim and save fennel green stalks. Cut fennel bulbs in half, top to bottom. Trim the round side of the bulb, so you have 1 inch thick steaks.
2

Cut 1/4” thick slice of granny smith apple, horizontal, unpeeled. Fry fennel steaks in olive oil in cast iron pan, medium heat, centers down first, 15 minutes, flip. Fry apple slices, few minutes each side, then lay on top of fennel. Feel with fork, fennel steak should be soft like apple slice.
3

In cup of water, add trimmed and chopped end pieces of fennel bulb, boil fifteen minutes, add shaved ham or dried beef pieces, crumbled cheese, butter, bring to boil and stir till smooth, add cornstarch, stir till thick.
4

Dice ripe heirloom tomato in 1/4” cubes, mix fresh with hot cream cheese sauce, serve over fennel steaks.
5

Strip leftover fennel stalks from twigs and leaves, dehydrate 4 hours in air fryer at 140F degrees. Crumble and store in spice container. Add 1 Tsp dried fennel to soups, garden salads and omelettes to give anise flavor to dishes.

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on July 03, 2024 23:38

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.