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Chicory au gratin with ham - according to Alain Ducasse
France's greatest chef, Alain Ducasse, loves this classic of French home cooking - but he has made it much lighter.
Preparation time: 1 hour
Difficulty level: 3 out of 5
Photos: Lena Staal
Foodstyling: Gitte Jakobsen
| Ingredients (4 servings) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicory | |
| 2 | Medium sized garlic cloves | |
| 2 | tablespoon(s) | Powdered sugar |
| 1 | Small glass of white wine or water | |
| 90 | g | Emmental cheese, grated |
| 1 | Glass of cream or water | |
| 8 | Slices of cooked ham, not smoked (e.g. prosciutto cotto) | |
| 2 | tablespoon(s) | Olive oil |
| Butter for the mold | ||
Preparation:
- Cut the chicory in half lengthways. Depending on taste, carefully remove the slightly bitter stalk so that the leaves still adhere.
- Sauté in a large frying pan with the olive oil and a crushed garlic clove over a medium heat.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar, cover and simmer for 15 minutes over a medium heat.
- Deglaze with the white wine, turn the chicory and loosen the roasting residue in the pan with a wooden spoon so that it combines with the wine. Cook for a further 5 minutes and season with salt.
- To make the sauce, blend two of the chicory halves in a food processor with the peeled, sterilised garlic clove, 30 g grated Emmental cheese and the glass of cream.
- Preheat the oven to the maximum grill setting. Wrap the other chicory halves each with a slice of ham and place in a buttered gratin dish. Pour the sauce over the chicory and sprinkle with the remaining grated cheese.
- Grill for 15 minutes, taking care not to burn the chicory.
The Falstaff drink recommendation
Welschriesling Südsteiermark DAC 2016 - Weingut Schwarzl
Fruity, green apple aromas, fresh acidity, friendly, open and very accessible. An ideal accompaniment to a Styrian fried chicken, Wiener schnitzel or hearty, cold starters.
€ 6,20; weingutschwarzl.at
