Name: Shallot tarte Tatin with marinated goat’s cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 100 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 gm good-quality butter puff pastry; 30 ml vegetable oil; 28 golden shallots; 100 gm caster sugar; 75 gm unsalted butter, plus extra, melted, for brushing; 25 ml red wine vinegar; 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten; 100 gm marinated goat’s cheese, crumbled; To serve: baby rocket and vincotto; Onion jam; 25 ml olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 50 gm unsalted butter, coarsely chopped; 500 gm Spanish onions (about 5), thinly sliced; 2 tbsp thyme leaves, finely chopped; 65 gm caster sugar; 60 ml (¼ cup) balsamic vinegar

Shallot tarte Tatin with marinated goat’s cheese

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for shallot tarte Tatin with marinated goat’s cheese by Half Moon restaurant in Melbourne.

Serves 4

Prep

30M

Cook

1H 40M

Total

2H 10M

“I enjoyed a delicious shallot tarte Tatin at Half Moon in Brighton. I’d love to have the recipe if you could persuade the chef to part with it.”

Robyn Finch, Carrum, Vic

To request a recipe, write to Fare Exchange, , GPO Box 4088, Sydney, NSW 2001, or email us. All requests should include the restaurant’s name and address or business card, as well as your name and address.

Ingredients

250 gm good-quality butter puff pastry

30 ml vegetable oil

28 golden shallots

100 gm caster sugar

75 gm unsalted butter, plus extra, melted, for brushing

25 ml red wine vinegar

1 egg yolk, lightly beaten

100 gm marinated goat’s cheese, crumbled

To serve: baby rocket and vincotto

Onion jam

25 ml olive oil

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

50 gm unsalted butter, coarsely chopped

500 gm Spanish onions (about 5), thinly sliced

2 tbsp thyme leaves, finely chopped

65 gm caster sugar

60 ml (¼ cup) balsamic vinegar

Method

Main

1.For onion jam, heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add olive oil and garlic and stir occasionally until starting to caramelise (3-5 minutes). Add butter, onion and thyme, increase heat to medium-high and stir frequently until onion begins to collapse (7-10 minutes). Add sugar and stir frequently until onion caramelises (2-3 minutes). Add vinegar, reduce heat to low and stir occasionally until jammy (35-40 minutes). Season to taste, cool and refrigerate. Makes 250ml.

2.Preheat oven to 190C. Cut four 10cm-diameter rounds from puff pastry. Place on a baking paper-lined oven tray, prick with a fork and refrigerate until required.

3.Heat a wide frying pan over medium-high heat, add vegetable oil, then shallots and stir occasionally until golden (6-8 minutes). Add sugar and cook until starting to caramelise (3-5 minutes). Add butter and stir occasionally until deep caramel (3-4 minutes). Add vinegar, reduce heat to low, season to taste and cook until shallots are soft (7-10 minutes). Cool slightly, then remove shallots from caramel with a slotted spoon. Strain caramel through a fine sieve and reserve shallots and caramel separately at room temperature.

4.Brush four 9cm-diameter non-stick pie tins with melted butter and refrigerate until butter sets (5-7 minutes). Add 1 tbsp caramel to each tin, top with a single layer of shallots, then add 2 tbsp onion jam (see note) and finish with a piece of puff pastry, pressing lightly and tucking in edges. Brush with egg yolk and bake until golden and crisp (12-15 minutes). Cool for 5 minutes, loosen edges with a small knife, invert and brush with remaining caramel. Scatter goat’s cheese, vincotto and rocket to the side and serve immediately.

Remaining onion jam will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks.
Notes

The Gourmet Traveller Team

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