Best Fennel Recipe with Shrimp

white wine

🥗Healthier: chicken broth

💰Cheaper: water + vinegar

Chicken broth adds flavor while reducing alcohol content.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option.

Pull off some of the fennel fronds, wash, dry, and then chop them into a garnish for later.

Wash the bulb and cut away any blemishes.

Thinly shave the bottom of the bulb away. Cut the bulb in half from top to bottom to reveal the core. Make divots on either side of the core and cut it away and discard. Slice the fennel into larger, thin pieces.

Heat a skillet and oil on medium heat.

Add in the onion slices and cook for one minute, then add in the fennel slices and continue cooking another minute.

Add in the smoked paprika, salt, and pepper and mix well, then add in the tomato paste and continue mixing.

Add in a little wine. Add in ½ cup to start, and then ¼ cup at a time as desired.

Add in sliced cherry tomatoes and shrimp, and then stir another 2-3 minutes or until the shrimp are opaque and cooked through.

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