Nanou's tuna tart

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 1 tart, you will need:

• 1 250 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
• 2 200 g mushrooms
• 3 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 2 shallots
• 5 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 1 tablespoon flour
• 7 100 g tuna in oil
• 8 200 g cream
• 9 salt
• 10 pepper
• Total weight: 900 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
30 min.	1 hour 9 min.	1 hour 40 min.

Step by step recipe

• 1: Roll out the puff pastry and line the mould or tin. Prick the bottom all over and leave to wait in the fridge.
  Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
• 2: Prepare and slice 200 g mushrooms, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
  Reserve.
• 3: Prepare 2 shallots, chop and set aside.
• 4: Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a pan over medium heat, then add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 or 2 minutes.
  Note: if you are using tinned tuna in oil, use the oil from the tin.
• 5: Add the chopped mushrooms, stir well and cook until the liquid released by the mushrooms has almost all evaporated.
• 6: Add 1 tablespoon flour and stir well. Cook while stirring for 1 or 2 minutes.
• 7: Add 100 g tuna in oil and stir well.
• 8: Add 200 g cream, stir well and cook over low heat for a further 5 minutes.
• 9: Pour the mixture into the pastry case.
• 10: Bake for about 30 minutes...
• 11: ...until the tart is nicely browned.
  Eat hot or warm, preferably with a green salad.

Remarks

You can also make this tart using shortcrust pastry.
You might like to try adding herbs of your choice to the mixture before it is cooked.

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