Baked Vegetable Custard With Crispy Bacon

Baked Vegetable Custard With Crispy Bacon


1. Preheat oven to 170 c or (340 f).

2. Grease the ramakin dishes with margarine and put aside until needed.

3. Place the meat stock in a pan and bring to a boil.

4. Add the leeks, celery and carrots, reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 3 - 5 minutes.

5. Transfer the vegetable mixture to a bowl and cool slightly.

6. Mix the cream and eggs together, then add them to the vegetable mixture, season with parsley, nutmeg, salt and pepper.

7. Divide the mixture into 6 ramakin dishes and seal with foil.

8. To bake: stand the 6 dishes on a cloth in a baking tin. Fill the tin with boiling.

9. water to 2/3 the height of the dishes and set the tin in the middle of baking sheet.

10. Bake for approximately 40 minutes on a low rack in the oven. The custard should give slightly when pressed with a finger.

11. Remove baking tin, take dishes out of water let stand for 5 minutes, them remove foil and cool slightly.

12. When serving carefully loosen custard around sides with the point of a knife.

13. Turn out onto plates and garnish with halved bacon slices.

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