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Moroccan Carrot Tart Tatin

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I made this tart when I had a glut of carrots in the fridge, one of those giant bags that are irresistibly cheap in the supermarket. 听The sweetness of carrots works very well with spices. 听All spices taste fresher if you use them whole & grind them yourself, & cumin in particular benefits from a quick toast in a dry frying pan to bring its heady scent alive. 听The quick yoghurt dressing for serving provides a sharp contrast that stops the tart being too sweet.

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Serves 3-4

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Prep time 20 mins (+ cooling)

Cooking time 40 mins听

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Ingredients

For the tart tatin

500g carrots, peeled & sliced & cut to at least 1.5cm thick

1 heaped tsp cumin seeds

1 heaped tsp coriander seeds (improvise with ground coriander or cumin if necessary)

陆 tsp Spanish smoked paprika

陆 tsp ground cinnamon

50g unsalted butter

1 tbsp sherry vinegar

1 tsp runny honey

plain flour, for dusting

陆 pack (250g) ready-made puff pastry

salt & freshly ground black pepper

chopped fresh coriander, to garnish

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For the yoghurt dressing

2-3 tbsp natural yoghurt (I use Greek-style yoghurt for extra richness)

1 clove garlic, crushed

loose handful of fresh coriander, chopped

squeeze of lemon juice, to taste

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Method

1.听听 To make the tart tatin, plunge the carrots into a pan of lightly salted boiling water & blanch for 5 mins or until just tender but with plenty of bite. 听Drain well & set aside.

2.听听 Put the whole spices into a medium-size (about 23cm diameter) ovenproof frying pan & toast over a medium-high heat for a couple of mins. 听As soon as you smell their aroma wafting up from the pan, remove from heat & tip the spices into a pestle & mortar, then roughly grind. 听Stir in the paprika & cinnamon.

3.听听 Add the butter to the same frying pan, then leave it to melt over a low heat before tipping the ground spices back in, along with some salt & freshly ground black pepper. 听

4.听听 Add the drained carrots, stirring well, & fry for a few minutes to allow the carrots to absorb some of the buttery juices. 听

5.听听 Add the sherry vinegar & honey & fry for a further minute. 听Turn off the heat, spread the carrots out in an even single layer over the bottom of the pan & set aside to cool completely.

6.听听 Whilst the carrots are cooling make the yoghurt dressing by mixing the yoghurt, garlic & coriander together in a small bowl. 听Season to taste with the lemon juice & salt & black pepper. 听Set aside in the fridge.

7.听听 Once the carrots are cold, preheat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7.

8.听听 On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the pastry to a thickness of about 3mm. 听Cut it into a round that is just a little bigger than the diameter of the frying pan. 听Lay the pastry over the carrots, tucking it snugly around the edge of the carrots, down around the inside of the pan. Nigel had carrots & pastry left over, so made a second smaller tart.

9.听听 Bake in the oven for around 25 mins or until the pastry is crisp, golden & cooked through. 听

10.Remove from the oven & leave to cool for a minute or so before carefully inverting the tart on a serving plate or wooden board. 听Make sure you scrape up the tasty goo from the bottom of the pan & spread it over the carrots.

11.Garnish with a sprinkling of chopped coriander & serve hot or warm. 听Drizzle over the chilled yoghurt dressing just before serving.

12.This tart is nice served with fluffy couscous, perhaps with a few chopped fresh herbs, dried apricots & toasted almonds stirred through.

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Nigel鈥檚 Top Tips

路听听听听听听 Since the sugars are concentrated in the carrots' core, generally those with larger diameters will have a larger core and therefore be sweeter.

路听听听听听听 Spices taste fresher if you use them whole & grind them yourself. 听Cumin seeds particularly benefit from a quick toasting to bring out their heavy scent.

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Broadcast

  • Thu 9 Jul 2015 17:05
    大象传媒 Radio 2