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INGREDIENTS
500g (1lb 2oz) pack all-butter puff pastry
500g (1lb 2oz) Jerusalem artichokes
2tsp olive oil
1 large leek, finely sliced
200g (7oz) mushrooms, sliced
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
90g (3¼oz) shredded ham hock
Large handful parsley, roughly chopped
Large sprig of thyme, leaves stripped
85g (3oz) Gruyère cheese, grated
3 eggs, lightly whisked
200ml (7fl oz) milk
250ml (9fl oz) double cream
2tsp English or Dijon mustard
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/gas 5. Roll out the pastry and line a 23cm (9in) tart tin, leaving extra pastry hanging over by 2.5cm (1in). Chill 30 minutes then bake blind, as in the Lemon Tarts on page 71.
Peel and slice the artichokes thinly. Boil for 15-20 minutes until tender, then drain. Heat the oil and sauté the leek for a few minutes, push to the side of the pan, add the mushrooms and cook until golden, then add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Tip into the tart shell, scatter over the ham, herbs, half the cheese, and the artichokes.
Mix the eggs, milk, cream, mustard and season. Pour into the tart and scatter in the remaining cheese. Bake 40 minutes until golden. Cool 10 minutes, trim the edges and serve.