Braised Winter Roots

Ingredients

• ¹/₃ cup dry white wine
• a pinch sugar
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
• 2 large garlic cloves, crushed
• ½ stick (¼ cup) unsalted butter
• 2 small fennel bulbs (sometimes called anise)
• 2 large leeks (white parts only)
• + 1 more ingredients
• • 4 large parsnips (about 1 pound total)

1. Peel parsnips and cut into 3- by 1/4-inch sticks. Cut leeks crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds and wash well. Trim stalks flush with fennel bulb and cut each bulb lengthwise into 8 wedges. 2. In a heavy saucepan melt 3 tablespoons butter over moderate heat and stir in parsnips, leeks, fenne...

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