Recipe
Red Wine Braised Endive
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons minced shallots
- 1 pound Belgian endives, tough stems trimmed but intact and halved lengthwise
- 1/2 cup Spanish Rioja red wine
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1/3 cup chopped, toasted walnuts, as a garnish
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, as garnish
Directions
In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
Add the endive halves, cut side down, and cook until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Turn and cook on the second side until golden, 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the wine and season with salt and pepper. Lower the heat, cover. and simmer until the liquid is nearly completely absorbed and the endive is tender, about 10 minutes.
Garnish with walnuts and parsley and serve warm.
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