Swordfish With Braised Endive Recipes

BRAISED ENDIVE

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.

SWORDFISH WITH BRAISED ENDIVE

Steps:

• Bring water, butter, sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and a pinch of pepper to a simmer in a 10-inch heavy skillet. Add endive in 1 layer, then braise, covered, turning wedges over once, 10 minutes.
• Remove lid and increase heat to moderately high, then cook, turning over occasionally, until all of liquid is evaporated and endive is very tender and well caramelized, 6 to 8 minutes.
• While endive is braising, pat fish dry and sprinkle with pepper and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté fish, uncovered, turning over once, until just cooked through, about 7 minutes total. Serve fish topped with endive.

BRAISED BELGIAN ENDIVE

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 SWORDFISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly butter a deep ovenproof dish. Place the garlic, carrots, tomatoes, onions, herbs, wine, salt and pepper in a medium saucepan, cover and cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring from time to time. Remove the bay leaf.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pan of lightly salted water to the boil, add the sweet potato slices and cook for about 10 minutes.
• Drain the potato slices and place in the bottom of the prepared dish. Add the vegetables then top with the fish. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve hot.

BRAISED ENDIVE WITH LEEKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Rinse the endive but leave the heads whole. Slice the leeks, trimming the roots and withered leaves. Rinse them thoroughly in several changes of cold water, making sure you have removed all the grit. Do not worry if the slices come apart.
• Place the sliced leeks across the bottom of a buttered shallow baking dish just big enough to hold the endive in one layer (use two dishes if necessary). Arrange the endive on top and add the butter, cut into pieces, and the chicken stock. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cover with wax or foil paper and bake until the endive is tender (about 30 or 40 minutes) and the liquid has reduced to a syrupy glaze. (Remove the paper during cooking, about halfway through, if necessary to reduce the liquid).
• Sprinkle with chervil or parsley and serve.

BRAISED ENDIVE

Steps:

• Wash endive and trim the stem ends.
• Put endive in one layer in a saucepan large enough to hold them in one layer. Sprinkle endive with salt and pepper, cumin and lemon juice. Add water and butter and cover tightly. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 25 minutes until water is evaporated. Uncover endive and brown lightly on both sides. Serve immediately.