🍏 Apple & Fennel Compote

🛒 Ingredients

• 3 large apples (Ingrid Marie, Aroma, or similar)

• 1 large fennel bulb, thinly sliced

• 1 shallot, finely chopped

• 1 tbsp butter

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 50 ml (⅓ cup) unfiltered apple juice

• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

• 1 tsp honey

• Fine sea salt, to taste

• White pepper, to taste

👨‍🍳 Method

• Dice the apples, leaving the skin on

• Thinly slice the fennel

• Gently sauté the shallot in butter and olive oil until soft and translucent

• Add the fennel and let it sweat gently without browning

• Add apples, apple juice, and honey

• Simmer 10–15 minutes until soft but still structured

• Finish with apple cider vinegar, salt, and white pepper to taste

🧰 Tools You’ll Need

• Wooden spoon

• Chefs Knife

• Cutting Board

• saute pan