Sformato Alle Erbe: Swiss Chard Custard

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Total Time:
1 hr 35 min
Prep
30 min
Inactive
15 min
Cook
50 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
  • 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 pounds Swiss chard, thick stems removed, roughly chopped
  • 3 cups besciamella, recipe follows
  • 3 eggs plus 2 yolks
  • 1/2 cup ricotta
  • 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, freshly grated, plus 1/4 cup
  • Freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs, plus 1/4 cup toasted
  • Butter, for the mold

Directions

In a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, heat the olive oil over high heat until almost smoking. Add the onion and garlic and cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes, until soft and light golden brown. Add the chard and saute over high heat until very soft and tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and press under a plate to remove excess moisture. Finely chop the Swiss chard.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place the chard mixture into a mixing bowl and add the besciamela, eggs and yolks, ricotta and 1/4 cup Parmigiano and season with nutmeg and salt and pepper.

Butter a bundt cake pan and sprinkle with bread crumbs to coat. Pour the mixture into the pan, and place the pan in a roasting pan. Carefully pour cool water into the roasting pan to come up 3 inches on the side of the bundt pan and place in the oven. Cook until the custard is just cooked through, about 35 minutes, then remove. The custard is done when a toothpick to the center exits clean. Allow to rest 15 minutes before edging with a thin knife and turning out onto a plate. Sprinkle with the toasted bread crumbs and remaining 1/4 cup grated cheese before serving warm.

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  • on December 11, 2007

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    This was absolutely delicious. After reading the other reviews, I changed the cooking method. This worked perfectly: I divided the custard into eight large ramekins and put them in a bath of very hot water. They needed 35 minutes.

    As individual ramekins, these were very special and would work for the most elegant occasion.

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  • on September 25, 2006

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    bundt pan = large
    roaster to put bundt pan in = larger
    water for water bath = 3 pitchers full to get to 3"
    water bath took AT LEAST an hour to get to temp, much less cook the custard...
    we'll see how it all all turns out

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