Chicken Stew without sauce

4 each tomatoes cored, seeded and chopped 2 each onion large, quartered 4 cloves garlic crushed 4 each fennel bulbs large, with feathery leaves attached,[...]

3 quarts vegetables root, mixed, parsnips, turnips, new potatoes, onions, baby carrots, cut in 1-inch chunks * 2 tablespoons vinegar balsamic 3 teaspoons[...]