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Steamed Endives

4 servings

Ingredients

• endive leaves (as needed)
• butter (a little)
• beef broth (a little)
• zwieback (a little)
• salt (a little)
• lemon juice (a little)
• nutmeg (a little)

Instructions

1. Cut the yellow endive leaves into finger-length pieces, wash them, and steam them until tender with butter, beef broth, crushed zwieback, salt, and a little lemon juice.
2. Add the lemon juice only when the vegetables are soft.
3. Season with nutmeg as desired.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.