Carrot & Gruyère Timbales with tomato sauce, winter version
Time - 20 minutes plus 25 minutes baking time
6 oz (180gr) grated carrot - about 2 medium
3 oz (100gr) grated Gruyère cheese - about 3/4
cup
1 egg
1/2 tsp dry mustard
2 tbs cream - which I normally don't have on hand but if you have some - use it. I usually use 1 tbs milk
or even 1 tbs creme fraiche.
Butter two ramekins and line the bottoms with buttered waxed paper (makes getting them out much easier). Put a medium saucepan half full of water on medium-high heat. Grate carrot first, then cheese, using the fine holes of your trusty box grater (see Williams-Sonoma.com ). Keep them separate, please. When the water is boiling blanch the carrots for 30 seconds, drain and rinse with cold water. Using your hands gently squeeze them dry. You now have orange hands - well done! Beat egg lightly. Add carrots, cheese, mustard and cream and mix well. Spoon into prepared ramekins. Cover with a circle of buttered waxed paper. Put into a roasting pan with deep sides - I use a metal bread pan, and add hot water (hot tap water is fine) so that it comes half way up the sides of the ramekins. Bake for 25 minutes at 400F (200C) - they should be set - firm on top. Remove from oven and from hot water. Run a table knife around the sides to loosen. After removing top sheet of waxed paper put a small plate over top of ramekin and flip over. Remove ramekin, and paper from top (formerly bottom) of timbale. Spoon tomato sauce around half of timbale and serve immediately.
Tomato Sauce
1 can whole tomatoes, drained, 15 oz (450 gr)
2 shallots
1 clove garlic
1 tbs olive oil
1 tsp basil
1 tsp sugar
1 tbs red wine
Finely chop shallots and garlic. Heat oil in small sauce pan over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Roughly chop the tomatoes and add along with the rest of the ingredients. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Puree (either with a blender or immersion blender - check out Williams-Sonoma again) and serve on the side.
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