Tarte flambée

Name: Tarte flambée
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 cup fromage blanc or sour cream; 4 ounces good bacon, cut into ⅛ X ⅛ X 1-inch strips; ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg; 1 cup fromage blanc or sour cream; 1 medium onion, peeled and very thinly sliced; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 egg yolk; 4 rounds puff pastry or other dough, each 5 to 6 inches across and about ¼ inch thick; 4 rounds puff pastry or other dough, each 5 to 6 inches across and about ¼ inch thick; Minced chives for garnish

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

This is Alsatian—Jean-Georges is from Alsace—although he says, “They’ll kill you if you use chives as a garnish there.” It’s a simple and unusual pizza-like tart.

Ingredients

1 medium onion, peeled and very thinly sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 ounces good bacon, cut i

Europe
France
Starter
Mediterranean
Pie
Pizza

Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Sprinkle the onion slices with salt; set aside. Put the bacon in a small saucepan and cover with cold water; bring to a boil, drain, and rinse. Mix the fromage blanc or sour cream with salt and pepper to taste, add the nutmeg, and beat in