Home

Artichoke Flans with Parmesan Sauce

17/11/2023

Artichoke flans with Parmesan sauce are a refined and tasty dish, perfect as an appetizer or as a light second course. Here’s the recipe to prepare them.

Ingredients

  • 400 g of cleaned artichokes
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 2 eggs
  • 100 ml of cooking cream
  • 40 g of grated Parmesan cheese
  • Chopped parsley to taste
  • Extra virgin olive oil to taste
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Butter and breadcrumbs for the molds

For the Parmesan sauce:

  • 100 ml of cooking cream
  • 100 g of grated Parmesan cheese
  • Salt
  • Nutmeg

Preparation

  1. Start by cleaning the artichokes, removing the toughest outer leaves and the end part of the stem, cutting them into wedges, and placing them in water acidulated with lemon to prevent them from blackening.
  2. Chop the shallot and sauté it in a pan with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a clove of garlic. When the shallot is golden brown, add the drained artichokes and cook over medium heat with a lid, adding a little water if necessary. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Once the artichokes are tender, remove the garlic and purée them with an immersion blender until you get a smooth mixture.
  4. Cool the artichoke mixture, then add the eggs, grated Parmesan, chopped parsley, cream, salt and pepper, and mix well until you have a homogeneous mixture.
  5. Butter the molds and sprinkle them with breadcrumbs, then pour the mixture into the molds and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for about 20 minutes or until they are golden brown on top.
  6. While the flans are cooking, prepare the Parmesan sauce by heating the cream in a saucepan without boiling it, then add the grated Parmesan, a pinch of salt, and a grating of nutmeg. Mix until you get a smooth and homogeneous sauce.
  7. Unmold the flans and serve them with the Parmesan sauce.

Curiosity

The flans lend themselves to many variations: you can add cubed cooked ham to the mixture or aromatic herbs to further flavor the dish. They are perfect to impress your guests, especially if presented with a touch of elegance on the plate.