Ingredients

  • 4 each belgian endive 4 heads
  • 5 1/2 ounces mortadella I strongly advice to use high quality Italian mortadella. Levoni is the most famous brand and it's sold even abroad
  • 1 1/2 ounces parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated or grana padano
  • 1 each shallots
  • 1 large eggs
  • 1 x olive oil as needed
  • 1 x salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1 x white wine as needed
  • 1 x bread crumbs as needed
  • 1 each lemon juice

Method

  • Blanch the endive in slightly salted boiling water with lemon juice for approximately 1 minute.
  • Cut the heads of endive in two and core to form a hole.
  • In a frying pan, brown the chopped shallot in olive oil, add the chopped cored endive and cook for a few minutes, drizzle with white wine and let it evaporate, then add salt and pepper and remove from the flame.
  • Pour the mix in a bowl and let it cool down; add the minced Mortadella, the grated Grana Padano (or Parmigiano) cheese and the egg, then mix well.
  • Stuff the half endive heads, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and drizzle with olive oil; gratinate in the oven at 200C (390 F degree) for approximately 15 minutes.
  • BUON APPETITO :)