Prawn And Asparagus Flan

Posted 2015-03-20 by finy ⇒ follow

Prawns, boiled eggs, asparagus and cream are a very tasty combination, and for this flan, I have made a home made base, which I made rather thin, as I prefer less pastry.

Quite easy to make, I bought raw prawns and boiled them however you could buy cooked prawns if you want to save a bit of time.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients
For the pastry:
110 g wholemeal flour
55 g butter

For the filling:
25 g butter
25 g flour
150 ml milk
75 g cream
180g raw prawns
2 hardboiled eggs, chopped
1 egg, beaten
350 g can asparagus, drained
20 ml Parmesan cheese, grated

Method

Boil some water and drop the prawns in and boil for no more than 1-2 minutes or until they start to turn pink.

Do not boil longer or they will be tough

Drain, and shell when they are cool enough.

For the pastry -Mix the flour with a good pinch of salt and rub in the butter. Add enough iced water to bind the mixture making it a firm dough.

Line a 23 cm flan dish with baking paper, and roll out the pastry on to this.

Bake blind for about 15 minutes at 180°, or until lightly browned.

For the filling -Melt the butter, stir in the flour and cook for about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and gradually add the milk and the cream. Slowly bring to the boil and simmer for 2 minutes, stirring continuously. Stir in the prawns, hard boiled eggs and the beaten egg.

Cut the asparagus spears into pieces and fold into the mixture. Add salt and pepper.