For those of you who prefer to do your prep ahead of cooking, here’s your task list:
Sweet Potatoes, about 1 lb.
Peel and cube into ¾” pieces
Fennel, 1 medium bulb with fronds
Cut off the stalks with the hairy fronds and set those aside for later
Wash the bulb and cut off the bottom ¼” or so
Slice the bulb into ¾” slices (vertical), a bit smaller for the denser parts. Set these aside with the sweet potato cubes
Rinse the stalks and fronds, cut off the fronds and tender (small) stems, set them aside to dry — you’ll chop these later
If you want, slice the stalks into pieces similar to the bulb and throw them in the bowl with the bulb bits and potatoes
Zest 1 lemon
Juice the lemon
Grate or crush 4+ cloves of garlic (caution: we love garlic and go heavy)
Rinse 1/4 cup parsley, harvest the leaves and tender (small) stems and dry
Chop the fennel and parsley