Chicory Masterclass

Chicory, perhaps not an ingredient you use that often. News flash it is more versatile than you think! Here's the perfect opportunity to start...Chicory Tarte Tatin, Braised Chicory, Chicory with Herb Crust and Charred Radicchio!

Ingredients

Chicory Tarte Tatin
  • 100g puff pastry

For the Braised Chicory:

  • 300ml chicken stock
  • 50ml white wine
  • Few sprigs of thyme
  • 2 chicory 1/2d
  • 1 orange juice and zest

For the caramel:

  • 100g caster sugar
  • 15g butter
Braised Chicory
  • 8 chicory, sliced
  • 300ml chicken stock
  • Few sprigs of thyme
  • 1 orange – juiced and remove the zest with a potato peeler
  • 100g croutons
  • 1 bunch parsley, chopped
Chicory with Herb Crust
  • 8 chicory, sliced
  • 300ml chicken stock
  • Few sprigs of thyme
  • 100g croutons
  • 1 bunch parsley chopped
Charred Radicchio
  • 2 radicchio, cut into 8 with the stem attached
  • Drizzle olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • Drizzle balsamic
  • Blue cheese
  • Crispy bacon lardons

Method

Chicory Tarte Tatin

Cook the chicory in the orange juice and zest and a stock and wine until soft  and drain and cool.

Pre- heat the oven to 200 degrees.

Melt the sugar to a caramel, add the butter spoon into 2 dishes  squeeze in the chicory and cover in pastry tuck the edges in bake for 20 minutes. Carefully turn out onto a rack over a tray.

Braised chicory

Pop the chicory into a pan with the butterlarge roasting tray cover in orange and stock roast for 20 minutes at 200c top with panko and parsley roast for another

Chicory with herb crust

Pop the chicory into a pan with the butter cook for 2 to 3 minutes blitz the croutons and parsley then spoon the chicory into a roasting tray cover top with crumb i roast for 20 minutes at 200c.

Charred radicchio

Place the oiled and seasoned radicchio onto a griddle cook for a few minutes until charred.

Pile onto a plate drizzle over balsamic olive oil top with cheese and bacon.

Ingredients

Chicory Tarte Tatin
  • 100g puff pastry

For the Braised Chicory:

  • 300ml chicken stock
  • 50ml white wine
  • Few sprigs of thyme
  • 2 chicory 1/2d
  • 1 orange juice and zest

For the caramel:

  • 100g caster sugar
  • 15g butter
Braised Chicory
  • 8 chicory, sliced
  • 300ml chicken stock
  • Few sprigs of thyme
  • 1 orange – juiced and remove the zest with a potato peeler
  • 100g croutons
  • 1 bunch parsley, chopped
Chicory with Herb Crust
  • 8 chicory, sliced
  • 300ml chicken stock
  • Few sprigs of thyme
  • 100g croutons
  • 1 bunch parsley chopped
Charred Radicchio
  • 2 radicchio, cut into 8 with the stem attached
  • Drizzle olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • Drizzle balsamic
  • Blue cheese
  • Crispy bacon lardons

Method

Chicory Tarte Tatin

Cook the chicory in the orange juice and zest and a stock and wine until soft  and drain and cool.

Pre- heat the oven to 200 degrees.

Melt the sugar to a caramel, add the butter spoon into 2 dishes  squeeze in the chicory and cover in pastry tuck the edges in bake for 20 minutes. Carefully turn out onto a rack over a tray.

Braised chicory

Pop the chicory into a pan with the butterlarge roasting tray cover in orange and stock roast for 20 minutes at 200c top with panko and parsley roast for another

Chicory with herb crust

Pop the chicory into a pan with the butter cook for 2 to 3 minutes blitz the croutons and parsley then spoon the chicory into a roasting tray cover top with crumb i roast for 20 minutes at 200c.

Charred radicchio

Place the oiled and seasoned radicchio onto a griddle cook for a few minutes until charred.

Pile onto a plate drizzle over balsamic olive oil top with cheese and bacon.