Fennel Layered with Potatoes & Breadcrumbs (Tortiera di Finocchi e Patate)

Ingredients

• 1 large fennel bulb, trimmed (¾ to 1 lb. after trimming)
• 1 cup firmly packed fresh breadcrumbs
• 6 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for the baking dish
• 2-½ tsp. kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 lb. yellow potatoes, such as Yukon Gold
• 3 Tbs. finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• + 2 more ingredients
• • 2 medium cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ cup freshly grated pecorino (preferably Tuscan) or Parmigiano-Reggiano

Peel the potatoes and slice them as thinly as possible, between 1/16 and 1/8 inch thick (use a mandoline if you have one). Put the sliced potatoes in a large bowl of cold water to keep them from browning. Cut the fennel in half lengthwise. Slice the halved fennel crosswise as thinly as possible,...

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