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SCALLOP FLAN

Chef :

Original creation by
Samuel ALBERT,
Top Chef 2019 winner,
Restaurant Les Petits Prés,
Angers, France

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Quantity :

Recipe for 10 individual starters

  • flan st jacques

Japanese-inspired starter: egg flan scallops walnuts shimeji mushrooms and raisins

INGREDIENTS AND PREPARATION

Ingredients

Flan mixture:
9 eggs
1 liter dashi
2 tablespoons sake
2 tablespoons soyu
1 tablespoon salt

Additional ingredients:
50 g dried raisins
15 cl St-Rémy® Brandy 40%
10 scallops
1 tray of shimeji
50 g walnuts

Step

Mix the ingredients for the flan mixture.
Lightly chop raisins and rehydrate in St-Rémy® brandy.
Pour 3/4 of the flan into ramekins, then add the cubed scallops,
shimeji, chopped walnuts and drained raisins.
Bake the flans in a bain-marie at 100ºC for approximately
20 minutes.

GLOSSARY AND SUGGESTIONS

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Step

Dashi: Japanese broth that can be replaced by vegetable broth.

Sake: traditional Japanese drink made from fermented rice,
often used in cooking to add a sweet, umami touch. Replace
with vermouth for a similar aromatic touch, or a light broth.

Soyu: soy sauce

Shimeji: Japanese mushrooms characterized by their crunchy
texture and slightly nutty flavor, which intensifies with cooking.
Replace with shiitake or button mushrooms.