Baked Sweet and Sour Plate

Method

1. Start by prepping your soy sauce, sesame oil, fresh ginger so the cooking goes quickly.
2. Warm a splash of olive oil in a heavy pan over medium heat, then add the fennel bulb and cook until soft and fragrant, about 4 to 5 minutes.
3. Turn the heat up, add the sweet and sour, and cook until deeply browned and aromatic.
4. Fold in the soy sauce and season generously; give everything a minute to come together.
5. Off the heat, brighten it up with a knob of butter and a final crack of pepper.
6. Plate it up while hot and pass extra at the table.