How to prepare endives
A very classic recipe, but which can easily fail due to two main errors: too much water in bottom of dish because endives give off a lot, and endives that are too bitter so that children hate it.
Here is a method which avoids these two problems.
Here is a method which avoids these two problems.
491 K 3.6/5 (252 reviews)
30 min.
Easy
0.45 €
4 endives
3 IngredientsLast modified on: February 14th 2012
For 4 endives, you will need:
- 1
5 endives (head of chicory) - 2
coarse salt - 3
water - Total weight: 350 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Resting: 5 min.
Cooking: 3 min.
All in all: 30 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
Trim a little from the base of 5 endives (head of chicory), remove and discard any untidy leaves, then wash endives.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.
Boil a large pan of salted water.
With a small sharp knife, remove a small cone from the bottom and discard it. The cone size depends on endive size, usually about half an inch is fine.
This reduces the endive's bitter taste.
Note:If endive are medium or big size, think to cut them in two, from top to bottom, to reduce cooking and blenching time.
With a small sharp knife, remove a small cone from the bottom and discard it. The cone size depends on endive size, usually about half an inch is fine.
This reduces the endive's bitter taste.
Note:If endive are medium or big size, think to cut them in two, from top to bottom, to reduce cooking and blenching time.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.
Put endives in boiling salted water for 2-3 minutes...
Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.
Leave endives in cold water for five minutes, then drain and dry them. The best way is to use a salad spinner, and then leave on a tea-towel.
Remarks
In this recipe I say "reduce bitterness" because we don't want to suppress it entirely: it's part of the endive taste, its character, that we should keep.
Keeping: Several days in the frifge, in a closed box.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 3 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 0 | 70 RDI=4 % | 290 RDI: 4 % |
| Per 100 g | 1 RDI=0 % | 4 RDI=0 % | 0 | 20 RDI=1 % | 80 RDI: 1 % |
| Per endives | 0 | 3 RDI=0 % | 0 | 20 RDI=1 % | 70 RDI: 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 endives : 0.45 €
- Per endives : 0.15 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Endives (head of chicory)
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Coarse salt
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Water
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