Langoustine and leek tarts
Small puff pastry cases filled with a layer of chopped leeks, fried langoustines (also known as scampi or Dublin Bay prawns), topped with hollandaise sauce.
88K 13 4.2
Last modified on: May 13th 2012
Keywords for this recipe:Puff pastrySmall tartLeeksScampiHollandaise sauceFor 6 people, you will need:
- 1
1 shallot - 2
2 leeks - 3
4 tablespoons olive oil - 4
100 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 5
200 g langoustines (scampi) - 6
20 g butter - 7
150 g Hollandaise sauce - 8
salt - 9
pepper - Total weight: 995 grams
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour | 28 min. | 1 hour 28 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a pan (preferably non-stick) and when hot, add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper.
Cook for one minute without colouring.
Cook for one minute without colouring.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Preheat the oven to 220°C (430°F).
Line the tart tins or moulds with puff pastry and prick over the base with a fork.
Line the tart tins or moulds with puff pastry and prick over the base with a fork.
Stage 6 - 15 min.
Fill with small beans or lentils (or whatever you use for blind baking). Bake for 15 minutes (watch that the edges do not brown).
When cooked, remove from the oven, tip out the beans and leave the pastry cases to cool on a wire rack.
Prepare 150 g Hollandaise sauce and keep hot.
When cooked, remove from the oven, tip out the beans and leave the pastry cases to cool on a wire rack.
Prepare 150 g Hollandaise sauce and keep hot.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Peel 200 g langoustines (scampi).
Melt 20 g butter in a frying pan, and when hot, tip in the scampi. Fry "sauté" (fry while tossing gently) for 1 or 2 minutes, just until they begin to brown a little (be careful not to overcook them).
Melt 20 g butter in a frying pan, and when hot, tip in the scampi. Fry "sauté" (fry while tossing gently) for 1 or 2 minutes, just until they begin to brown a little (be careful not to overcook them).
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Put a layer of hot leeks into each pastry case (reheat them first if necessary).
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Then add a layer of scampi.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
Finish with a coating of hollandaise sauce.
Serve immediately.
Serve immediately.
Remarks
The most difficult thing with this recipe is serving it all hot. It is better to take your time preparing everything, then reheat it all (except the hollandaise sauce, which should be kept warm) and fill the tarts at the last minute.
Keeping
Only a few minutes once assembled.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,372 Kcal or 5,744 Kj | 52 gr | 73 gr | 187 gr |
| 69 % | 20 % | 7 % | 28 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 138 Kcal or 578 Kj | 5 gr | 7 gr | 19 gr |
| 7 % | 2 % | 1 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 229 Kcal or 959 Kj | 9 gr | 12 gr | 31 gr |
| 11 % | 3 % | 1 % | 5 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Langoustines (scampi): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chilli langoustines, Sesame fried scampi, Turban of sole with langoustines, Langoustine sabayon tart, Scrambled eggs with langoustines and asparagus tips., ... All |
 | Hollandaise sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs Benedict , Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, ... All |
 | Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato tart, Little apple turnovers with almonds and raisins, Mini palmiers, Thin tomato jelly and avocado tart, Quick flaky pizza, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Basic cake batter - the French way, Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Chocolate sweetcrust pastry, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, Caramelized pear custard tart, ... All |
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