Name: Shallot tatin
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 450g shallot; 3 tbsp demerara sugar; 50g butter; 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar or a few grindings of cracked black pepper; plain flour for dusting; 500g pack puff pastry

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Shallot tatin

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 35 mins

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This twist on a classic apple dessert gives often-overlooked shallots star billing and makes a stunning vegetarian main course

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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450g shallot
3 tbsp demerara sugar
50g butter
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

or a few grindings of cracked black pepper
plain flour

for dusting
500g pack puff pastry

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal649
fat40g
saturates21g
carbs63g
sugars21g
fibre2g
protein9g
salt1.2g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pour boiling water over the shallots and leave them until the water cools. (This makes it easier to slip the skins off.) Peel and halve the shallots, then set aside. Put the sugar in a 23cm ovenproof frying pan and heat until it dissolves and you have a sticky caramel. Add the butter, thyme and a splash of balsamic vinegar or cracked black pepper – take care as it will spit.
step 2

Remove the pan from the heat and put all the shallots into the pan, cut-side down. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry and cut out a round 2cm larger than the pan. Drape the pastry over the shallots and tuck in the edges, so that it ‘hugs’ the shallots. Place the pan in the oven and cook for 25-30 mins until the pastry is puffed up and golden. Leave to rest for 1 min, then invert the tart onto a plate. Serve with a punchy salad of rocket and goat’s cheese.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2013

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