Chicken with Belgian Endive (kip met witloof)
"Belgian Endive is a slightly bitter vegetable, but delicious to those who acquire the taste. I realize it is rather expensive in the US, but "cheap as chips" here in Belgium !"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 large whole chicken
- 2 lbs Belgian endive
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 1 lemon, juice of
- flour, for dusting chicken
- salt & pepper, to taste
directions
- Cut chicken into serving pieces.
- Salt and pepper pieces, and dust with flour.
- Melt butter in a large heavy pot and brown the chicken on all sides.
- Cover the pot and allow the chicken to cook for 45 minutes on a slow fire.
- Cut the endive fine and place around the chicken.
- Removing the inner core of the endive will reduce some of the bitterness.
- Allow to cook for an additional 15 minutes.
- Check the chicken for doneness (juices should run clear).
- Add the cream and bring again to a simmer, briefly.
- Add the lemon juice just before serving.
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I made this for a game called "Zaartag" This was Absoultey delish! Makes the whole house smell wonderful and is actually pretty easy to make. I highly recommend everyone try this. Thanks Flemishminx for sharing a great recipe!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
FlemishMinx
Belgium
I am an American married to a Belgian, and have lived in Belgium since December 1999. Cooking is my major hobby. I'm also an avid reader, but I have difficulty finding the time. I love to travel. Since moving to Europe I've been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to go a couple of times per year to Paris, as well as having visited London, Rome, Florence, Naples, Amsterdam, and of course Brussels and Antwerp. I've seen at least parts of most regions of France, as well as parts of Germany, Austria, a great deal of Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Luxembourg, and Monaco. I'm absolutely in love with the Bay of Naples and Sorrento coast areas of Italy, which my husband and I recently re-visited on a trip that included Rome, Puglia, Umbria and Marche. I'm still looking forward to Ireland, Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic . . . the list is too long ! One of the bonuses of travel is getting to taste the local cuisine, and afterward trying to figure out how to duplicate it at home.
I think cooking is one of the nicest things a person can do for someone they love (including themself!)
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