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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Last modified on: March 6th 2024
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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 |
| 967 Kcal or 4,049 Kj | 55 gr | 74 gr | 95 gr |
| 48 % | 21 % | 7 % | 14 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 146 Kcal or 611 Kj | 8 gr | 11 gr | 14 gr |
| 7 % | 3 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 483 Kcal or 2,022 Kj | 28 gr | 37 gr | 48 gr |
| 24 % | 11 % | 3 % | 7 % |
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: Endive gratin with cancoillotte, Endive and beer soup, Endive and walnut salad, Comtoise endive salad, Endives "bonne femme", ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach on toast with bechamel, Gratin "grilled inside", Ham "friand" pie, Croque-monsieur, Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, ... All |
 | Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, Frichti from Bruxelles, Quick flaky pizza, Potted meat (rillettes), Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, ... All |
 | Smoked cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Smoky canapés, Spiced butternut gratin, Scrambled eggs and leeks on toast, Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce, ... All |
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