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Here is a recipe that we don't always think of cooking.

And yet it is not only delicious, but also very economical.

The endives with ham gratin, a classic of my everyday cooking, are a dish that I particularly like.

An easy to cook, inexpensive recipe that I love to prepare!

Preperation : 30 mins

Cooking: 15 min

Difficulty : easy

Budget per person: 0,96 €

Ingredients for 4 persons

- 4 slices of ham

- 4 beautiful endives

- 100 g of grated cheese

- 50 cl of milk

- 100 g of butter

- 2 tablespoons of flour

- Salt pepper

How to do

1. I remove the outer, possibly wilted leaves of the endive and cut the hard cones with a knife.

2. I then cook them in a large pot of boiling salted water for 20 minutes.

3. During this time, I prepare my bechamel sauce. Nothing could be simpler, you just have to follow my preparation instructions in this article. I add half the grated Gruyere cheese to my sauce.

4. I preheat my oven to 180 °.

5. I drain the endives and gently press them to remove the cooking water.

6. I butter a baking dish, wrap each endive in a slice of ham and arrange them in the dish.

7. I coat them with the béchamel sauce and sprinkle them with the remaining grated cheese.

8. I put the dish in the oven and let it brown for 20 minutes.

Results

And there you have it, your endives au gratin with ham are already ready to be tasted :-)

Easy and fast, isn't it? It's the perfect dish to make on a weekday evening.

Tip: how to reduce the bitterness of Endives?

In order to remove this little bitter taste from the endives, wash them under a trickle of cold water but do not let them soak, then add a little lemon juice to the cooking water.

Budget

- 4 slices of ham: 180 g at € 9.56 per kilo or € 1.72

- 4 beautiful endives: around 600 g at € 1.80 per kilo or € 1.08

- 100 g of grated cheese: at 6.74 € per kilo, i.e. 0.67 €

- 50 cl of milk: at € 0.71 per liter or € 0.35

- 2 tablespoons of flour: 30 g at € 0.95 per kilo or € 0.03

An addition of € 0.96 per person or € 3.85 for 4 guests.

Endives au gratin with ham are a family dish that I cook very often. Inexpensive and easy to prepare, it would be a shame to go without!

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