🐟 Braised Beans and Sardines with Fennel

📋 Ingredients

• 1 fennel bulb, stalks and fronds removed
• 2 medium shallots, thinly sliced
• 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• Small handful of hardy herb sprigs (bay leaf, thyme, rosemary)
• 2 × 15 oz cans cannellini or cranberry beans, rinsed
• 1 × 4.4 oz tin oil-packed sardines, drained
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• ¼ cup dry white wine
• 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup loosely packed parsley, coarsely chopped
• 1 lemon, halved
• Kosher salt to taste
• Toasted seeded bread (for serving)2