Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2020 (1)

GOURMET TRAVELLER 121

FLAMDETARONJA

Orange custard caramel

SERVES4–6

“InSpanish,flanreferstotheFrenchcrèmecaramel,”saysWarren.
Bothcountriescompetefortheoriginofthisdish;however,the
Frenchtendtomakeindividualportions,whiletheSpanishgo
large!Thisflanhasa hintofalmondextract,whichpairsreally
well with the orange.” Start this recipe a day ahead to set theflan.

Finelygratedzestfrom
4 orangesandjuiceof
½orange
220 gm(1cup)castersugar
500 ml(2cups)milk
1 cinnamonquill,
brokeninhalf
3 largeeggs
3 eggyolks
¼ tspalmondextract
PedroXiménez,toserve

1 Preheatovento160°C
(fan-forced). Placea 23cm-
ovalbakingdishina large
deeproastingtin.Combine
zestandjuiceina smallbowl
andsetaside( 5 - 10 minutes).
2 Heathalfthesugarand60ml
ofwaterina smallsaucepan
overmedium-highheatand
gentlyswirlpanuntilsugar
turnsa goldencaramelcolour
( 3 - 4 minutes). Pourcaramelinto
thebaseofthebakingdish.
3 Gentlywarmmilk,cinnamon
andorangezestandjuicein
a saucepanoverlow-medium
heatuntiljuststartingtosimmer.
Removefromtheheatand
setasidetocoolslightly.
4 Whiskeggs,eggyolks
andalmondextractinamixer,
thenaddremainingcaster
sugarandwhiskuntilcreamy
andpale.Strainorangemilk
intoeggmixture,whisking
tocombine.
5 Pourcustardintobaking
dishin a roastingpan,thenpour
enoughboilingwaterintothe
pantocomehalfwayuptheside
ofthedish.Bakeuntiltheegg
is justsetandstilla littlewobbly
in thecentre(40-50minutes;
gentlyshakethetinandif the
flanis firmaroundtheedgebut
stillhasa slightwobblein the
middle,it’sready.It will continue
to cook as it cools).

6 Removetinfromtheoven

andcarefullytransferthe

bakingdishtoa wirerack

tocool( 30 - 40 minutes).

Refrigerateovernighttochill

andallowtheeggtocompletely

setandmellowinflavour.

7 To unmould,runa sharpknife

aroundtheedgeofthecaramel,

placea lippedservingplateon

topandquicklyinvert.(Thetrick

is toexposethecarameltoair.

Oncethishappens,it willslide

outquicklysobereadytocatch

itontheplate.)

8 Take 1 ofthezestedoranges

andsliceoffthetopand

bottom.Placetheorangeflat

ona choppingboardand,using

a sharpknife,sliceoffthepeel

andwhitepith.Sliceintothe

orangeeithersideofeach

segmentandgentlypullthe

segmentstoreleasethem.

9 Scatterorangesegments

overthecaramelandservewith

PedroXiménez on the side.●

ThisextractfromIslas:Food

oftheSpanishIslandsby

EmmaWarren(SmithStreet

Books,$49.99,hbk)has

beenreproducedwith

minorGT style changes.