Chicory, thyme and haddock flan

Ingredients:

2 chopped shallots
50 g of butter
1 kg of chicory
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
1 sprig of thyme
200 g of haddock
½ l of milk
50 g of walnut kernels
2 egg yolks
2 whole eggs (yolks and whites)
20 cl of single cream
1 tsp of mixed spice
Salt, pepper

Preparation Time:

30 min

Cooking Time:

90 min

Melt the butter with the shallots in a frying pan.
Rinse and chop the chicory, and add it to the pan with the lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Add a sprig of thyme. Cover and reduce over a low heat for 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, poach the haddock in the milk for 8 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180° (gas mark 6)
Mix the chicory preparation with the cream and walnut kernels. Crumble the haddock into small pieces.
Whip together the eggs and mixed spice in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add the mixed chicory and haddock and transfer into greased Minis. Cook for around 35 minutes at 180°C.


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