Best 12 Braised Endives Recipes

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Braised endives are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as a side dish or a main course. They are easy to make and can be prepared in a variety of ways, making them a great option for busy weeknights or special occasions. Whether you prefer a simple recipe with just a few ingredients or a more complex dish with a variety of flavors, there is sure to be a braised endive recipe that will satisfy your taste buds.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

BRAISED ENDIVE WITH CHESTNUTS IN BROWN BUTTER



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Provided by Marc Murphy

Categories     appetizer

Time 15m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

6 tablespoons unsalted butter
10 heads endive, halved
One 14.8-ounce jar cooked and peeled chestnuts
1 bunch fresh sage
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
Salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Add 2 tablespoons butter to a cast-iron skillet over high heat and add the endives cut-side down. Sear until the bottoms are slightly charred, then add the remaining 4 tablespoons butter along with the chestnuts and sage leaves and cook until the chestnuts begin to brown. Finish with the sherry vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
  • Arrange the endives on a plate or platter charred-side up. Spoon chestnuts over the endives, then drizzle with the sauce. Serve immediately.

BRAISED BELGIAN ENDIVES



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Braised Belgian endives complement roasted meats, such as lamb, beef and chicken. They are simple to prepare and much worth the effort.

Provided by Belgian Foodie

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 kg Belgian endive (either whole or cut in half lengthwise)
2 tbsp olive oil (or a little less butter)
1/4 tsp salt
black pepper
2 cloves garlic
1 dash nutmeg
1 tbsp brown sugar (or white sugar)
60 ml water ((start with a little water and add more if you need it).)

Steps:

  • Wash the Belgian endives. Remove outer leaves. Cut each Belgian endive in half lengthwise.
  • Pour the olive oil or the butter in a pan over a medium heat. Add the Belgian endives, salt and pepper. Saute about 5 minutes turning the Belgian endives over a couple times to get them brown.
  • Add the nutmeg, minced garlic and sugar. Continue to cook for another minute or so, turning them over once.
  • Add a little water and continue to cook over until the endives become tender (about 10 to 15 minutes more). Turn them over from time to time to get all sides sauteed but be gentle since endives have a tendency to fall apart (like onions) when cooked.
  • Adjust the seasoning. Serve them and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 125 g, Calories 62 kcal, Carbohydrate 6 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 4 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 89 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 2 g, UnsaturatedFat 4 g

BRAISED BELGIAN ENDIVES



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See how easy it is to make deliciously sweet and tender braised Belgian endives with this simple recipe. It can be cooked on the stove or in the oven.

Provided by Molly Watson

Categories     Side Dish     Dinner

Time 50m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 tablespoons butter
10 to 12 Belgian endives
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/3 cup water, or chicken stock or white wine
Optional: 1 teaspoon sugar

Steps:

  • To continue cooking on the stovetop, reduce the heat to low. Let the endives cook, undisturbed, until they are very tender, about 30 minutes.
  • To finish cooking in the oven, put the pan in a 375 F oven (make sure the pan is oven-safe) and cook for 30 to 40 minutes. (This method is more likely to result in more evenly browned endives.​)
  • Enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 79 kcal, Carbohydrate 7 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fiber 5 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 138 mg, Sugar 0 g, Fat 6 g, ServingSize Serves 4, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

BRAISED BELGIAN ENDIVE



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Endive makes a lovely salad or cooked like this recipe. I love a variety of vegetables and this is one I enjoy making. Cook longer or less depending on your personal taste. Use fresh herbs if they are available increase herbs to 3 tbsp if you use fresh and chop finely.

Provided by Bergy

Categories     Vegetable

Time 25m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 Belgian endive, rinsed,patted dry and root end cut off (about 1 1/4 lbs)
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon dried herbs (oregano, basil, rosemary or marjoram)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
pepper

Steps:

  • Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, let it get warm (melt) and add the endive (whole not leaves separated), sugar, lemon juice,& chicken stock.
  • Bring to a boil, cover pan and braise the endive for 3 minutes.
  • Turn 1/4 way round braise for 3 more minutes, turn a quarter again continue to brais for 3 minutes and then turn the endive to the last quarter and braise 3 minutes (a total of 12 minutes and braising all four sides).
  • Uncover the pan, raise heat to medium High.
  • Add herbs, parsley cook for an additional 2 minutes, pan juices should have reduced by about 2/3.
  • Serve ASAP.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 118.7, Fat 4, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 7.6, Sodium 139.7, Carbohydrate 18.2, Fiber 15.9, Sugar 1.8, Protein 6.9

BRAISED ENDIVE



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Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dinner Recipes     Dinner Side Dishes

Number Of Ingredients 3

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
3 large Belgian endive, halved lengthwise
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Steps:

  • In a skillet large enough to hold endive in one layer, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add endive, and cook, turning occasionally, until brown all over, about 7 minutes.
  • Cover with a parchment-paper round, and then a tight-fitting lid. Reduce heat to very low, and cook until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, 20 to 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and serve immediately.

BRAISED ENDIVE WITH HAM AND GRUYèRE



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My grandmother passed this recipe down to my mom and she then passed it on to me. It's a casserole of pure comfort. First, bitter endive is simmered until sweet, then wrapped in savory ham and smothered with a creamy nutmeg béchamel. Gruyère tops it off before it's baked until bubbly and golden.

Provided by Jean Georges Vongerichten

Categories     Cheese     Leafy Green     Vegetable     Side     Bake     Braise     Dinner     Meat     Ham     Winter     Endive     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Cheese Week

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

Endive
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup sugar
3 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
8 large yellow Belgian endive, trimmed
8 ounces thinly sliced Black Forest ham
Béchamel
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup whole milk, warmed
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
8 ounces Gruyère cheese, shredded (1 2/3 cups)

Steps:

  • To cook the endive, combine the butter, sugar, salt, and 10 1/2 cups water in a large pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to maintain a steady simmer. Add the endive, cover, and cook until very tender, about 45 minutes. A knife should be able to pierce through with no resistance. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the endive to paper towels. Reserve 1 1/4 cups cooking liquid. When cool enough to handle, squeeze out as much liquid as possible from the endive.
  • Wrap each endive with slices of ham. Arrange the endive in a shallow baking dish that holds them snugly; you don't want any space between the endive.
  • Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  • To make the béchamel, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until golden. Add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture smells nutty, about 2 minutes. Continue whisking and add the milk, then the reserved endive cooking liquid in a slow, steady stream. Bring the mixture to a boil while whisking. Continue whisking until thickened, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the nutmeg and pepper.
  • Pour the béchamel over the endive and spread to cover them evenly. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top. Set the dish on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until bubbly and golden brown on top, about 15 minutes. If you want the top more browned and crusty, broil for a minute or two after baking. Serve hot.

BRAISED ENDIVES



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Provided by Robert Farrar Capon

Categories     side dish

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 large endives
4 tablespoons butter
2 cups leftover beef gravy (see recipe), or strong brown stock
Juice of 1/2 lemon, or to taste
1 teaspoon basil, or to taste
Pepper and salt to taste
1/2 cup of shelled walnuts, broken in pieces
2 tablespoons butter

Steps:

  • Trim the endives, cut them in half lengthwise, and soak them briefly in cold water. Drain.
  • Melt the butter in a saute pan, put the endives in, cut side down, and brown them.
  • Turn them over and brown the other side briefly. Add 1 cup of the gravy, plus the lemon juice and basil, and simmer, uncovered, until the liquids almost disappear. Add the remaining gravy and continue simmering until the sauce is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Check the seasoning and add pepper and salt, if needed.
  • Meanwhile, in a separate pan, saute the walnut pieces in 2 tablespoons of butter over low heat until they are a delicate (not dark) brown.
  • Sprinkle the sauteed walnuts over the endives and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 293, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 27 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 530 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 1 gram

BRAISED BELGIAN ENDIVE



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Provided by Food Network

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
4 Belgian endives, sliced in half, lengthwise
Salt and pepper
1 1/2 cups vegetable stock

Steps:

  • In a heavy skillet over high flame, melt half of the butter. Season endive. Place 4 halves of the endive cut-side down and cook until browned. Repeat with remaining butter and endive. Place endive, cut-side up in a gratin dish. Pour stock around endive, cover with aluminum foil, and bake in 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. Season again with salt and pepper.

BRAISED ENDIVES



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This is very quick to prepare and is a winner anytime on a cold day.

Provided by lorilf

Time 25m

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Fry your chopped onions until transparent. Fry your chorizo cut in small slices until slightly browned. Cut your endives in halves and place, flat side down, in the bottom of your pressure cooker. Pour in the wine and water. Close the lid on your pressure cooker and let it do the work. Once it is steaming, cook for a further 15 minutes and it is ready to eat!

TOM COLICCHIO'S BRAISED ENDIVE



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This recipe has been adapted from "Craft of Cooking" by Tom Colicchio.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dinner Recipes     Dinner Side Dishes

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 white onion, sliced
1 medium carrot, sliced
1 medium celery stalk, peeled and sliced
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1 bay leaf
1 sprig thyme
9 Belgian endive, trimmed and discolored leaves removed
3/4 cup white-wine vinegar
6 tablespoons dry white wine
6 tablespoons verjus

Steps:

  • In a large straight-sided skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Add bay leaf, thyme, and endives. Stir to coat with oil. Add vinegar, wine, verjus, and enough water to cover. Season again with salt and pepper.
  • Cover with parchment paper and then the lid. Simmer over medium-low heat until endives are tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, about 50 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Halve endive lengthwise, and serve with some of the braising liquid.

BRAISED ENDIVES



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Endives have a couple of things going for them: they're grown inside (mostly in the dark, so they stay white), so they're fresh all year round; they have great form and nice crunchy texture; they are unusually bitter, but in a pleasant way. Cooked-especially with good stock-they are elegant and delicious. Other vegetables you can prepare this way: leeks (split and washed), romaine lettuce (quartered, the long way), or any root vegetable-especially carrots.

Yield makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 tablespoons butter or extra virgin olive oil
4 Belgian endives, trimmed
Salt and black pepper to taste
3/4 cup chicken or vegetable stock, preferably homemade (page 160 or 162), white or red wine, or water
Fresh lemon juice to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Put the butter in a flameproof casserole or an ovenproof skillet with a lid over medium heat. When the butter melts, add the endives, along with a sprinkling of salt and pepper. Add the stock, cover, and bring to a boil.
  • Put the dish in the oven and cook for 30 to 40 minutes, until the endives are very tender and almost-but not quite-falling apart. (You can prepare the dish to this point, let sit for up to an hour, then reheat in the oven.) Sprinkle with a little lemon juice and serve.
  • Add 1/4 cup minced bacon or prosciutto along with the stock.

BRAISED ENDIVES (ENDIVES BRAISEES)



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Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Categories     side dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

8 firm, perfect, unblemished endives, about one and one-half pounds
1 tablespoon butter
Juice of one-half lemon
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt to taste if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Trim off the darkened ends of each endive. Put the endives in one layer in a heavy skillet.
  • Add the butter, lemon juice, water, sugar, salt and pepper, and cover closely. Bring to the boil and simmer 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 51, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 344 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • Choose the right endives: Look for firm, tightly closed endives with no signs of wilting or bruising.
  • Trim the endives properly: Cut off the root end and any tough outer leaves.
  • Braising liquid: Use a flavorful liquid such as chicken broth, white wine, or a combination of both.
  • Add aromatics: Enhance the flavor of the braising liquid with herbs, spices, and vegetables like onions, carrots, and celery.
  • Cook over low heat: Braising is a gentle cooking method, so maintain a low simmer to prevent the endives from becoming tough.
  • Cover the pan: Keep the pan covered while braising to create a moist cooking environment.
  • Check the tenderness: Pierce the endives with a fork to ensure they are tender before serving.

Conclusion:

Braised endives are a delightful and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as a side or main course. With their slightly bitter flavor and tender texture, they pair well with a variety of accompaniments. Whether you prefer a classic preparation with butter and herbs or a more elaborate recipe with bacon and cheese, braised endives are sure to impress. So next time you're looking for a flavorful and healthy dish, give braised endives a try!

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