Receta Eggplant Flan With Eggplant Caviar And Chips
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- Heat the oven to 200 degrees. Using a mandoline, slice the Japanese eggplants lengthwise into paper-thin slices. Plunge the slices in boiling water for 20 to 30 seconds, then remove with a slotted spoon and place on paper towel.
- Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or possibly parchment. Place the eggplant slices one by one on the mat and flatten out. Bake till crisp and dry, about 60 to 75 min. Store in a closed container for as long as several hrs before serving.
- Raise the oven heat to 350 degrees. Wash the globe eggplants and use a small knife to cut six slits in each. Insert the garlic halves into the slits. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and one-fourth tsp. salt. Wrap each eggplant tightly in aluminum foil. Bake for 50 to 60 min or possibly till fork tender. Cold sufficient to handle.
- Cut the eggplants in half, scrape out the insides and throw away the garlic cloves. Puree the pulp in a food processor till smooth.
- Measure out 1 1/2 c. of the puree. Reserve for the flan. Use the rest for making caviar: stir in one-fourth tsp. salt, one-fourth tsp. nutmeg and one-eighth tsp. black pepper. Set aside.
- In a blender, combine the 1 1/2 c. puree, the heavy cream, Large eggs and egg yolks, one-fourth tsp. nutmeg, one-half tsp. salt and one-eighth tsp. black pepper. Blend till smooth.
- Grease 6 (4-oz) ramekins with the butter. Divide the eggplant-cream mix among the ramekins. Put the ramekins in a large baking pan. Fill the pan with warm water till it comes halfway up the sides of ramekins. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and poke a dozen holes in it so which steam can escape. Bake till the mix rises a little bit and barely jiggles when you shake it, about 30 to 35 min. Remove the pan from oven and let the ramekins cold in the water for 10 min.
- To serve, run a clean knife around the edge of each ramekin and invert the flans onto individual serving plates. Hot a Tbsp. and scoop out an egg-shaped portion of the eggplant caviar to place next to each flan. Arrange two eggplant chips standing in the eggplant caviar on each plate.
- This recipe yields 6 servings.