Pear tarte tatin with Gorgonzola

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The classical pear and blue cheese pairing is reimagined here by Luke Tipping, who dresses the fruit up in a tarte tatin to serve alongside an unadulterated piece of Gorgonzola. Traditionally this dish would be served as a pre-dessert course, as a perfect segue between savoury and sweet and hot and cool dishes.

First published in 2015

Ingredients

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Equipment

  • 9cm ramekins

Method

1
Peel and cut the pears into 6 thick rounds and scoop out the core with a melon baller, or cut out with a small pastry cutter
2
Roll out the puff pastry to a thickness of 1/2cm on a lightly floured surface and cut into 6 x 9cm rounds, slightly larger than the ramekins
  • 500g of puff pastry
  • plain flour, for dusting
3
To make the caramel, place the butter and sugar in a medium pan and place over a medium-high heat. Cook until the butter melts and the mixture starts to bubble. Add the pear slices and cook until the caramel turns a deep amber colour. Remove from the heat and leave to cool
4
Arrange the pears in the ramekins and gently lower the puff pastry discs over the pears. Tuck the edges of the pastry down into the sides of the ramekin to cover the edges
5
Cook in an oven at 200°C/gas mark 6 for 20-25 minutes until the pastry is golden brown and crisp. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for a few minutes
6
To serve, carefully turn out the tarts onto plates and cut the Gorgonzola into 6 equally-sized portions. Serve each tart alongside a portion of Gorgonzola

Luke describes his style as ‘very natural, very seasonal and free flowing’

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