Asparagus Flan With Cheese Sauce
Serves: 5
Jacklyn McClure
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
56
Spice
51
Sweetness
40
Sourness
34
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.2
Difficulty
Ingredients:
910 g
Asparagus (trimmed)2 large
Egg (yolks)1 cup
Whole Milk1.25 tsps
Salt1 tsp
Black Pepper1 tbsp
ButterDirections:
1
Make flan: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F
2
Butter an 8- by 2-inch round cake pan and line bottom with a round of wax paper, then butter paper
3
3Steam asparagus in a steamer set over boiling water, covered, until very tender, 6 to 8 minutes
4
Purée asparagus in a food processor until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes
5
(You will have about 2 cups purée
6
) Whisk together eggs, milk, cheese, salt, pepper, and nutmeg in a bowl, then whisk in asparagus purée
7
Pour asparagus mixture into pan and bake in a hot water bath until flan is set and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center comes out clean, 50 minutes to 1 hour
8
Transfer pan to a rack to cool slightly, 10 to 15 minutes
9
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F
10
Butter an 8- by 2-inch round cake pan and line bottom with a round of wax paper, then butter paper
11
3Steam asparagus in a steamer set over boiling water, covered, until very tender, 6 to 8 minutes
12
Purée asparagus in a food processor until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes
13
(You will have about 2 cups purée
14
) Whisk together eggs, milk, cheese, salt, pepper, and nutmeg in a bowl, then whisk in asparagus purée
15
Pour asparagus mixture into pan and bake in a hot water bath until flan is set and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center comes out clean, 50 minutes to 1 hour
16
Transfer pan to a rack to cool slightly, 10 to 15 minutes
17
Make sauce while flan cools: Put all sauce ingredients in a metal bowl, then set bowl over a pan of barely simmering water
18
Heat sauce, whisking until cheese and butter are melted, and then stirring with a wooden spoon, until sauce is slightly thickened and registers 165°F on an instant-read thermometer, 5 to 8 minutes
19
Remove bowl from pan
20
Put all sauce ingredients in a metal bowl, then set bowl over a pan of barely simmering water
21
Heat sauce, whisking until cheese and butter are melted, and then stirring with a wooden spoon, until sauce is slightly thickened and registers 165°F on an instant-read thermometer, 5 to 8 minutes
22
Remove bowl from pan
23
Run a thin knife around edge of flan to loosen, then invert a serving plate over pan and invert flan onto plate
24
Remove pan and discard paper
25
Cut flan into wedges and serve immediately with sauce
26
Run a thin knife around edge of flan to loosen, then invert a serving plate over pan and invert flan onto plate
27
Remove pan and discard paper
28
Cut flan into wedges and serve immediately with sauce