Shallot Tarte Tatin

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Autumn and Winter Cooking with a Veg Box (Riverford Companions)

By Guy Watson

Published 2015

  • About

A savoury twist on the classic French apple tart, this makes an excellent lunch or supper with a simple green salad and some good sharp cheese (goat’s or other). If you don’t have the right-sized ovenproof frying pan, transfer the cooked shallots to a small greased pie dish or shallow cake tin before topping with the pastry.

Ingredients

  • 50 g butter
  • 500 g shallots, peeled
  • 120 ml

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6.

Heat the butter in a heavy-bottomed ovenproof frying pan (beware wooden and plastic handles!). The shallots will shrink a lot, so the pan might need to be smaller than you’d imagine.

Add the shallots and