Name: Fried marrow with tomato sauce and feta
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 medium marrow; 5 cloves of garlic; ½ tsp salt; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 1 tin chopped tomatoes (400ml); ½ tsp unrefined cane sugar; 50g (about) of feta cheese; Fresh basil leaves; Olive oil

Fried marrow with tomato sauce and feta

16 May 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

35 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

50 minutes

Background

Marrow is an often forgotten vegetable - yet it's low in calories, cheap and very versatile. So, if you haven't, why don't you try it? This recipe is Ottolenghi-inspired, so it's really tasty. Serve it as a main dish with flatbread or as a side dish with grilled/barbecued meat.

Ingredients

1 medium marrow
5 cloves of garlic
½ tsp salt
2 tsp fennel seeds
1 tin chopped tomatoes (400ml)
½ tsp unrefined cane sugar
50g (about) of feta cheese
Fresh basil leaves
Olive oil

Instructions

Cut the marrow into 1.5 cm rings, then remove the seeds and the soft fibrous parts in the middle.
Put the marrow rings in a dish and pour over them 3 tablespoon of oil, half of the salt and 2 minced garlic cloves. With your hands rub mixture well into the marrow, then leave to rest for about 30 minutes.
For the tomato sauce: slice the remaining garlic and fry it gently in half a tablespoon of oil with the fennel seeds. When the garlic begins to brown, add the chopped tomatoes, sugar, salt and sprinkle with a little pepper. Cook for about 8 minutes until you get a thick sauce then, using a hand-held blender, whiz until you get a creamy textured paste.
Heat the frying pan and fry the marrow slices on each sides until golden. Drain them on a paper towel then layer them on top of each other in a serving dish.
Pour over the tomato sauce. Season with pepper, then scatter some feta and basil leaves on top.