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Candied Ginger and grapefruit Flan

Candied Ginger and grapefruit Flan
  • For : 4 servings
  • Time : 1 h 10
  • Difficulty : easy

Ingredients for Candied Ginger and grapefruit Flan :

  • 2 grapefruits
  • 300 g sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon potato starch
  • fresh ginger
  • 300 g strawberries
  • fresh mint

Technical stages for Candied Ginger and grapefruit Flan :

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Prepare all the ingredients.

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2

Peel a small 2 cm long piece of ginger...

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...and cut it in sticks.

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Place these sticks in a saucepan with 20 cl water and 100 g sugar. Bring to a boil and leave the ginger to candy for 15 minutes on gentle boil.

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5

Remove from heat and leave to cool.

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6

Mince the strawberries...

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...and sprinkle with sugar.

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Thinly slice the mint leaves onto the strawberries.

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Leave to marinate.

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Press the grapefruits...

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...and pour the juice in a saucepan.

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Add the rest of the caster sugar...

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...and place on low heat. Do not boil!

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Whisk the eggs along with the starch...

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...and add the warm grapefruit juice.

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Add the sticks of ginger, some strawberries and mix well.

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Divide the mixture in ramekins...

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...and cook in bain-marie for about 30 minutes.

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When finished...

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...leave to cool and serve with marinated strawberries.

Thank you for following this recipe !

The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

Hemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 35 cmHemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 35 cm 32.10 Euro
Stainless Steel whisk 35 cmStainless Steel whisk 35 cm 12.80 Euro
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