Broccoli flan with anchovy sauce
3 egg
230 g broccoli
10 g butter
150 ml heavy cream
25 g grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
salt and pepper
For the sauce
2 salted anchovy
30 ml extra virgin olive oil
Heat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Boil a medium pot of salted water. Add the broccoli and cook until the stems are tender when pierced with a fork. Plunge in ice water, then drain.
Put the broccoli in a blender. Add the cream, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and eggs. Blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
Butter individual ramekins or timbale molds and fill with the broccoli mixture. Put the ramekins in a hot water bath (a bain-marie or a roasting pan filled with hot water halfway up the sides of the ramekins) and bake for about 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the anchovy sauce. Rinse the anchovies, fillet them if necessary, put them in the blender with the oil and blend until smooth.
When the flans are cooked, remove them from the water bath and let them cool slightly. Invert the flans onto individual serving plates and garnish with the anchovy sauce.