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Carrot tarte tatin

A delicious and savoury Carrot tarte tatin recipe.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Cuisine: French

Ingredients

  • 8-10 medium carrots peeled and halved lengthways
  • 2-3 T butter
  • 3-4 sprigs of thyme
  • 3/4 cup freshly squeezed carrot juice
  • 2 T runny honey
  • 1 T red wine vinegar
  • sea salt and pepper
  • 250 g puff pastry

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 180 C / 350 F and scrub or peel the carrots and cut them in half
  2. Melt the butter in a large frying pan and as it bubbles add the carrots and thyme and toss to coat. You want to cook them for about 15 minutes.
  3. About halfway through - add the carrot juice if you are using this. Put a lid on the pan and watch closely ensuring that they don't burn, toss around every now and again. Just before they are done, add the vinegar and salt and pepper and season well. Toss around to coat.
  4. Drizzle the honey over the bottom of the frying pan/dish and swirl to coat.
  5. Arrange the carrots across the surface of the pan, cut side facing down, season well with sea salt and pepper.
  6. Place the pastry over the carrots and tuck the edges in.
  7. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes until the puff pastry is golden.
  8. Place a large serving plate over the pan and flip the tartan out.
  9. Serve warm as a side dish or on its on as with a salad.