Ham and endives au gratin
You may already be familiar with the classic endives au gratin, but here's a new version where the endives are thinly sliced and pan-fried.
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333 g endives (head of chicory)
83 g ham
83 g smoked cheese
1⁄3 
17 g semi-salted butter
0 
117 g 
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 33 min. | 40 min. | 1 hour 13 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Cut 83 g ham into small pieces.
Set aside.
Note: I'm using ham heel here, but slices will work just as well.
Set aside.
Note: I'm using ham heel here, but slices will work just as well.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
In a large frying pan or saucepan over high heat, melt 17 g semi-salted butter and when it has melted and begun to brown slightly (it's a beurre noisette) add the chopped shallot and cook for 1 minute, stirring.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Add the endives and mix well.
Cook for approx. 3-5 minutes, until just tender.
Cook for approx. 3-5 minutes, until just tender.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Add the ham and mix well.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Add the chopped parsley and 0 lemon juice.
Mix one last time, check the seasoning and remove from the heat.
Mix one last time, check the seasoning and remove from the heat.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Assembling the gratin
Preheat your oven to 180°C (360°F).
Butter a gratin dish and pour the endives + ham into the bottom.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Pour over 117 g Bechamel sauce.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
Finish with the diced cheese.
Stage 12 - 30 min.
Bake for about 50 minutes at 180°C (360°F).
Remarks
You can also bake it in individual cassolettes rather than in a traditional oven dish.
When you prepare the béchamel sauce, you can add a little of the same cheese as in the recipe at the end of cooking, for an even more pronounced taste.
When you prepare the béchamel sauce, you can add a little of the same cheese as in the recipe at the end of cooking, for an even more pronounced taste.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source
From a recipe by chef Benjamin Bajeux.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 965 Kcal or 4,040 Kj | 44 gr | 43 gr | 69 gr |
| 48 % | 17 % | 4 % | 10 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 145 Kcal or 607 Kj | 7 gr | 6 gr | 10 gr |
| 7 % | 3 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 482 Kcal or 2,018 Kj | 22 gr | 21 gr | 34 gr |
| 24 % | 9 % | 2 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 3.27 €
- Per person : 1.64 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Endives (head of chicory): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Purple sprouting broccoli and endive salad, Endive and beer soup, How to prepare endives , Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, Individual creamy endive gratins, ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Montlebon toast, Gratin slices with spinach, Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce, Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, Escalope cordon bleu, ... All |
 | Smoked cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Smoky canapés, Scrambled eggs and leeks on toast, Spiced butternut gratin, Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce, ... All |
 | Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Auvergnat tartines, Rice à l'italienne, French toast "cordon bleu", Involtinis, Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), ... All |
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