Caramelised Shallot Tatin

"Upside down tarts have been made for years in France beginning with the Tatin sisters. Normally they are made with apples. This onion version makes a great Christmas recipe. Should you struggle to find shallots, baby onions or onion slices work just as well."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
4

ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oven to 200°C.
  • Place flour, salt, butter and egg in bowl and rub in the wet ingredients with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
  • Add the walnuts and 2 tbsp water to make a smooth firm dough. Knead briefly, wrap in clingfilm and chill in the fridge.
  • Boil the shallots in water for 5 minutes drain and pat dry.
  • Heat the butter and oil in an ovenproof frying pan and cook the shallots for 10 minutes until they turn golden.
  • Sprinkle on the cumin, sugar, zest, vinegar and 4 tbsp of water.
  • Cook for a further 5 minutes until the shallots are golden and the sauce is syrupy. Remove from heat.
  • Roll out the pastry to make a circle 2 inches larger than your pan. use the rolling pin to transfer the dough on top of the onions.
  • Tuck the edges of the pastry down into the pan and bake for 25 minutes until golden.
  • Leave to cool for five minutes and turn out onto a serving plate.

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Under construction... How I rate... 5 stars - perfect, will make again without any changes. 4 stars - Liked it, will make again again but with changes. 3 stars - had to make major changes but got it to work. 2 stars - had to make major changes and it didn't work. 1 star - went terribly, a waste of time and ingredients, I cried, BF cried the cats cried you get the picture...
 
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