Belgian endives in Madeira sauce
Belgian endives in Madeira sauce is a combination of two Belgian culinary classics. Yes, indeed, Madeira sauce has Belgian roots.
Ingredients
- 4 heads Belgian endive
- 4 slices cooked ham
- 400 grams diced tomatoes 1 can
- 200 grams mushrooms
- 2 shallots
- 125 ml Madeira wine
- 300 ml broth
- 80 grams butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
Instructions
Preparing the wrapped Belgian endives
- Remove the hard bottom parts of the Belgian endives.
- Heat some butter in a pan and cook the Belgian endives for 15 minutes. Place the lid on the pan after a few minutes. Meanwhile you can prepare the shallots and the mushrooms.
- Grease an oven dish with a bit of olive oil.
- Roll the cooked Belgian endives in a slice of cooked ham. Then place them in the grease oven dish.
Making the Madeira sauce
- While the Belgian endives are cooking you can finely chop the shallots and the mushrooms.
- Now finely sauté the shallots in the same pan where we cooked the Belgian endives.
- After a minute, add the mushrooms. Let them simmer gently while we prepare the Madeira sauce.
- Melt the butter in a large pot. When it bubbles, add the flour. Let this cook for a minute while mixing the flour and the butter very well.
- Now add the diced tomatoes. Stir them very well.
- Next mix in the broth and the Madeira wine. Bring the sauce to a boil.
- Finally add the mushrooms and the shallots. Let the Madeira sauce simmer for 10 minutes. Meanwhile preheat the oven to 180°C.
Finishing the Belgian endives in Madeira sauce
- Pour the Madeira sauce over the wrapped Belgian endives in the oven dish.
- Then place it in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
- In the meantime you can prepare mashed potatoes.
- Serve the wrapped Belgian endives on top of the mashed potatoes. Pour some Madeira sauce over them and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1personCalories: 281kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 9gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 900mgPotassium: 613mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 791IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 2mg
