Baked Endives with Ham and Cheese

Name: Baked Endives with Ham and Cheese
Yield: Serves four
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 50 g (1¾ oz) Gruyère or Emmenthal cheese, grated; 8 witloof endives (chicory); 8 slices of cooked smoked ham; 125 ml (4 fl oz) (double) cream; grated nutmeg, for seasoning; 80 g (2¾ oz) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing; salt and white pepper; ½ large glass of dry white wine (say 100 ml/3½ fl oz); juice of 2 lemons; 2 teaspoons golden caster sugar; 2 tablespoons plain flour; 250 ml (9 fl oz) milk; a sprig of thyme; 2 bay leaves; 1 onion, peeled and sliced

Preparation info

Serves
four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Long and Messy Business

By Rowley Leigh

Published 2018

About

Smoked ham seems an especially good match for the endives but other hams will do very well, including Parma and other raw hams. Similarly, Parmesan works well too.

Ingredients

8 witloof endives (chicory)
80 g (2¾ oz) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing</

Europe
United Kingdom
Dinner
Vegetarian
March
England

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F, Gas Mark 4).

Remove the outside leaves of the endives. Butter a large gratin dish and lay the endives on top. Dot with 50g (1¾ oz) of the butter