Fennel in honey butter

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 kg fennel
• ¼ liter vegetable broth
• 1 tsp, leveled salt
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp honey
• possibly fennel seeds

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Remove the stems and root ends from the fennel bulbs. Finely chop the fennel greens and set aside. Halve the fennel bulbs and place the halves in a large pot. Pour over the vegetable stock and season with salt. If desired, add fennel seeds at this point. Cover the vegetables and bring to a boil. Simmer gently for about 20 minutes. If you prefer a firmer texture, reduce the cooking time. Shortly before the end of the cooking time, melt the butter and stir in the honey. Bring to a boil until the honey butter turns caramel brown. Toss the vegetables in the honey butter and scatter the fennel greens over the vegetables. Add a little more of the vegetable stock, if desired. Serve with mashed potatoes.