Cardoon Gratin recipe

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Ingredients

3 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
5 stalks cardoon, tough fibers pulled off, sliced into 2-inch pieces
2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese

Nutrition Info

424.8 calories
carbohydrate: 3.9 g
cholesterol: 152 mg
fat: 41.8 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 10.1 g
saturatedFat: 25.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 197.1 mg
sugar: 0.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine heavy cream, chicken broth, and bay leaf in a large saucepan, season with salt and pepper. Add cardoon pieces. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until cardoon is soft, about 1 hour.

  2. Transfer cardoon pieces to a 9x13-inch baking dish with a slotted spoon.

  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  4. Simmer cream mixture until reduced to 3/4 cup, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour cream over cardoon pieces in the baking dish. Sprinkle Gruyere cheese on top.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until top is browned, about 30 minutes.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

What to do with cardone/cardoon. Watch out for the prickles!

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