Onion Sorrel And Cheese Tart Recipe Video
A twist on the classic onion and gruyere french tart, you can also use red onions for a more rustic version
of this dish
Summary
Preparation Time20 MinCooking Time40 Min
Ready In1 Hr 0 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Ingredients
2 large sweet onions (such as maui or vidalla)
4 Tbs butter
4-8 oz sorrel
2 oz gruyere cheese, shrdded
2 eggs
1 cup heavy cream
1 partially prebaked tart shell
pepper to taste
Directions
Thinly slice onions into half moons, melt 4 tbs unsalted butter in a large cast ron pan and cook onions over med heat for 10 mins or until softened. You can use them like this, and your tart will have a pronounced onion flavor or
you can continue cooking them over low heat for about another hour until they camelize (turn golden and reduce) stir them occasionally, this will give the tart a sweeter flavor. Let onions cool. Cut stems off sorrel and coarsly chop leaves. Saute leaves in 1 Tbs melted butter until they turn a grayish green and reduce greatly, about 3 mins.
Combine eggs and cream in a large bowl, add 1 oz of the cheese, the sorrel and the onions. Season with freshly
ground black pepper. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the bottom of the tart shell and pour filling in. Bake at 375 F for 35-45 mins, or until tart is set. Serve warm
you can continue cooking them over low heat for about another hour until they camelize (turn golden and reduce) stir them occasionally, this will give the tart a sweeter flavor. Let onions cool. Cut stems off sorrel and coarsly chop leaves. Saute leaves in 1 Tbs melted butter until they turn a grayish green and reduce greatly, about 3 mins.
Combine eggs and cream in a large bowl, add 1 oz of the cheese, the sorrel and the onions. Season with freshly
ground black pepper. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the bottom of the tart shell and pour filling in. Bake at 375 F for 35-45 mins, or until tart is set. Serve warm
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wanwai says :
Thank you , I must try this recipe. Please let me add this sorrel recipe near your sorrel tart. Slice one onion and 3 cloves garlic. Fry in 3 tablespoon oil. Add one tablespoon paprika and half teaspoon tumeric powder.Add salt or fish salt. Add one 2 tablespoon shrimp powder (comes in a bottle from Thailand ) or can use small fresh shrimp. Add one small can shredded bamboo, add about one pound of sorrel. Salt to taste. Also can add 5 or 6 whole small chille. The taste will be sour and salty taste and good with plain white rice. We cooked this dish with roselle leaves. Now we can buy roselle leaves in Virginia. Please try and let me know if you like it or not.
Posted on: 24 April 2010 - 10:42pm
shantihhh says :
Actually it grows like crazy-like a weed! I end up with so much I don't know what to do with it.
Shanti/Mary-Anne
Posted on: 1 April 2008 - 10:26pm
shantihhh says :
Be sure and plant the French Sorrel as there types that are very bitter.
Shanti/Mary-Anne
Posted on: 1 April 2008 - 10:19pm
shantihhh says :
Great to have a recipe that uses sorrel! It grows like crazy in my garden.
Shanti/Mary-Anne
Posted on: 1 April 2008 - 2:53pm
Lovetocookalot says :
You are so lucky, I know its easy to grow, but I never get more than one little plant - i love this herb!! You must really know how
to take care of it!
Posted on: 1 April 2008 - 5:01pm
Ganesh Dutta says :
Excellent onion sorrel tart recipe. I never liked this dish earlier . But when I saw this recipe I thought I should try this this french dish.
Posted on: 1 April 2008 - 2:09pm