Elizabeth David’s Onion Tart
Elizabeth David's Onion Tart ~ Elizabeth David predated Julia Child by 10 years in introducing the joys of Mediterranean cuisine to Britain ~ this simple tart is a great example!
Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pastry dough
filling
- 1 1/2 pounds sweet onions
- 1/4 cup butter, for cooking the onions
- 1 tsp oil , for cooking the onions
- salt and fresh black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg, or to taste
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- For the filling, peel and slice the onions as finely as possible, taking care to discard the fibrous parts at the root of the onions.
- Melt butter and oil in a heavy frying pan over medium heat. In this, cook the onions, covered, until they are quite soft and pale golden. They must not fry, and they should be stirred from time to time to make sure they are not sticking. They will take about ½ an hour. Season with salt, nutmeg and pepper.
- Stir in the very well beaten yolks and the cream, and leave until the time comes to cook the tart.
- Heat oven to 400°F. /gas 6
- Oil a 20-cm/8-inch tart or flan tin. Roll out your crust as thinly as possible (for this dish, there should be a lot of creamy filling on very little pastry). Line the tin with the pastry, pressing it gently into position with your knuckle. Pour in the filling, then set the tart pan on a baking sheet.Cook on the center rack of oven for 30 minutes. Serve very hot.
Notes
Recipe from Elizabeth David's At Elizabeth David's Table
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice · Calories: 176 kcal · Carbohydrates: 16 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g · Cholesterol: 75 mg · Sodium: 79 mg · Potassium: 146 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 4 g · Vitamin A: 301 IU · Vitamin C: 6 mg · Calcium: 37 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
Did You Make This?We love seeing what you've made! Tag us on social media at @theviewfromgreatisland for a chance to be featured.