Bacon, Onion and Brie Tart
Photography by Manja Wachsmuth.
I like to use a 33 cm pizza tin with a perforated base, as this allows the heat to penetrate easily and create a really crisp bottom to the tart. Make a free-form tart on a flat baking tray if you don’t have a pizza tin.
Serves: 4–6
INGREDIENTS
350 grams puff pastry
1 egg, beaten
Filling
2 teaspoons olive oil
150 grams streaky bacon, sliced 1 cm pieces (we use Freedom Farms)
1 large leek, thinly sliced
1 large onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon chopped thyme
1/3 cup cream
1 egg
¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
125 grams Brie, rind removed, diced
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 180˚C.
Roll the pastry out on a lightly floured bench to a 35 cm circle. Place in the tart tin and brush a 1 cm border with the egg wash. Fold the border over and press firmly to seal. Pinch the border up to form a small rim to hold the filling. Refrigerate until ready to cook. Reserve the remaining egg wash.
Filling: Heat the oil in a large sauté pan and cook the bacon, leek, onion, garlic and thyme with a generous pinch of salt until the vegetables are very tender, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a large bowl and cool for 15 minutes. Whisk the cream, egg and nutmeg together and stir into the vegetable mixture along with the Brie.
Brush the border with the remaining egg wash and spread the bacon mixture evenly over the base, but not over the border.
Bake for 25 minutes until the pastry is crisp and the filling is puffed and golden. Serve with a green salad.
Cook’s tip: Non-stick pizza tins are available at supermarkets.
Related Content
latest issue:
Issue #122
Our latest of dish is an absolute bumper issue, packed with over 70 recipes! We start by chatting with the MasterChef Australia judges and Kiwi contestant Ben Mcdonald before cooking up the very best of what’s in season. Then we make freezer meals easy and delicious with double-batch cooking. Next up we share some of our faves including Pretzel-crumbed Chicken Schnitty and French Onion Soup Mac and Cheese. Then we whip up warming curries, tempting dinners for two, epic sides like our Parmesan-crusted Roasted Potatoes, and crowd pleasers like our cover-star Miso French Onion Chicken. We finish up with irresistible sweet treats and a run-down of top Aussie shiraz!