Pasta with Fennel and Tomato Sauce

Name: Pasta with Fennel and Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 1 tsp dried fennel seeds; 20 g oil; 60 g onions; 400 g fennel bulb; 20 g sugar; 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes; 20 g tomato purée; 100 g water; 1 tsp fine sea salt; ¼ tsp ground black pepper; ½ vegetable stock cube (for 0.5 l); 2 dashes balsamic glaze; 350 g dried pasta; water; fine sea salt; 30 g pine nuts; 125 g bocconcini

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Prep. 25 min

Total 45 min

4 portions

Ingredients

dried fennel seeds
1 tsp
oil
20 g
onions halved then sliced (5 mm)
60 g
fennel bulb sliced (2-3 cm), fronds reserved for garnishing
400 g
sugar
20 g
tinned chopped tomatoes
400 g
tomato purée
20 g
water plus extra for cooking pasta
100 g
fine sea salt plus extra to taste and for cooking pasta
1 tsp
ground black pepper plus extra to taste
¼ tsp
vegetable stock cube (for 0.5 l) crumbled
½
½ tsp vegetable stock paste, homemade
balsamic glaze
2 dashes
dried pasta (e.g. penne)
350 g
water
fine sea salt
pine nuts
30 g
bocconcini drained
125 g