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Endive and Ham Gratin

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Author: Giangi Townsend

Ingredients

  • 6 large endive 6 large endive all the same size and light outer leaves
  • 1 cup white wine 1 cup white wine
  • 1 cup water 1 cup water
  • 6 ham 6 slices of ham
  • .25 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • .50 cup mozzarella 1/2 cup mozzarella
  • .50 cup parmesan cheese 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

WHITE SAUCE

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • .50 cup whole milk 1/2 cup whole milk
  • .75 cup endive water with wine 3/4 cup of the endive water wine
  • .25 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • .25 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 6 grinds nutmeg 6 grinds of fresh nutmeg or 1/8 of a teaspoon dry

Instructions

  • Remove the hard end of the endives, making sure they stay intact. Remove any dark or damaged ends.
  • Place water and wine in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the endives, salt and bring back to a boil. Lower the heat, cover and cook for about 10 minutes.

FOR THE SAUCE

  • Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Stir in the flour and mix well. Add the milk and the wine water, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, stirring with a whisk until the sauce is smooth and bubbling. Cook for about 1 to 2 minutes.

ASSEMBLY & COOKING

  • Remove the endives from the water wine boil, save the liquid. Drain the endives and roll the ham around each.
  • Preheat the oven at 375F.
  • Butter a gratin dish and place each ham wrapped endives in the dish. Spread the sauce over the endives. Scatter the mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
  • Place in the hot oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the top is nicely browned.

Nutrition

Calories: 19615kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1731g | Fat: 1352g | Saturated Fat: 485g | Cholesterol: 4990mg | Sodium: 95359mg | Potassium: 22957mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 335IU | Calcium: 738mg | Iron: 70mg

Giangi's Kitchen provides nutritional information, but these figures should be considered estimates, as a registered dietician does not calculate them.