Cut the fennel strips about 1 cm wide, rinse well and pre-cook for 3-4 min in lightly salted water. Drain well. Put oil, thyme, bay leaf spice, chopped coriander, peppercorns, celery, pepper, salt, juice of one lemon and 2 tablespoons of water in a shallow dish and simmer for 6 minutes. Add the fennel and continue to steam on low heat for 15 min with the lid closed. Cool in a shallow baking dish and bring to the table.
Tip: If you don’t like coriander, you can replace it with parsley.