# Shallot Tarte Tatin

This is a super simple savoury tart, comes together in about an hour and uses only a handful of ingredients.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 350 g Shallots
- 100 g Caster Sugar
- 80 g Unsalted Butter
- 40 g Sherry Vinegar
- 10 g Fresh Thyme
- 320 g Puff Pastry
- 0 Salt
- 0 Black pepper
- 0 Chives
- 0 Creme Fraiche
- 0 Olive Oil

## Instructions

1. Unwrap the puff pastry and place it over a copper pan.
2. Cut a circle of pastry slightly bigger than your pan.
3. Cut the shallots in half.
4. Pick the thyme leaves.
5. Place the shallot halves cut side down in a hot pan with olive oil and thyme, and cook until golden brown.
6. Make a caramel by cooking caster sugar in a clean copper pan over a medium heat until melted and golden brown.
7. Add butter to the caramel to stop it from caramelising.
8. Add sherry vinegar to the caramel to create a sweet and sour sauce.
9. Place the caramelised shallots into the caramel sauce.
10. Place the pastry circle over the shallot and caramel mixture.
11. Use a spoon to tuck the pastry edges into the pan.
12. Prick holes in the pastry to prevent it from puffing up too much.
13. Bake at 180°C for 25-35 minutes until the pastry is puffed.
14. Let it rest for a couple of minutes before turning it out onto a plate.
15. Serve with a dollop of creme fraiche and chopped chives, seasoned with salt, pepper and olive oil.

## Equipment

- copper pan
- knife
- spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4qkQF_PsYo
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/60671ae2-1d7c-48f2-bc88-d4f385a9575c
- Extracted: 2025-04-30

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