Biltong, blue cheese and caramelised onion tartlets

May 4, 2010 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Biltong, blue cheese and caramelised onion tartlets recipe

Biltong, blue cheese and caramelised onion tartlets

Serves: 6 – 8
Cooking Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 large onions, halved and thinly sliced
  • 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
  • 100g (½ cup) brown sugar
  • 100ml water
  • 6 ready-made shortcrust pastry tartlet cases
  • 200g blue cheese, crumbled
  • 100g biltong, sliced
  • 20ml (4 tsp) fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 250ml (1 cup) fresh cream
  • 5ml (1 tsp) salt
  • 5ml (1 tsp) white pepper
  • alfalfa sprouts, to serve

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 140ºC.

2

Fry the onions, oil, sugar and water in a large saucepan over medium heat until brown and caramelised. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.

3

Fill the tartlet cases with the blue cheese and biltong, sprinkle with the parsley and top with the onion mixture.

4

In a bowl, mix the egg, cream, salt and pepper until well combined and pour over the tartlet fillings.

5

Bake until cooked through and golden, about 15 minutes. Serve hot or cold, sprinkled with the sprouts.

 

 

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