Leche Flan

We hosted a potluck dinner with another couple and their baby last night. At first, I was going to try this recipe I came across two weeks ago for a tomato curry and coconut rice. But somehow, I just didn't feel like making those. I was a bit panicked, not sure what to make... then I got a craving for one of my favourite Filipino dessert - leche flan! How about for a main dish? Since Sean loves curry chicken, and I've never made the Filipino version of chicken curry for him, I decided to make that.

I had a pretty good idea on how to make these, but had to make a call to my cousin before I started cooking, just to confirm... and had to make a couple more calls while I cooked for additional guidance. =)

Below is the recipe for the dessert. The recipe for the curry will be on a separate post.

LECHE FLAN

 

 6 eggs

1 large can evaporated milk

1 can condensed milk

sugar (brown or white)

1 tsp vanilla extract

water

 

 Caramelize sugar by heating it on low in a saucepan and adding some water. Amount of sugar depends on how much caramel sauce you like. I used about 1 cup. I started with about 1/4 cup water, then added more as needed until I got the consistency I wanted - thick but fluid. Keep your eye on this as the sugar can burn easily.

In a bowl, mix eggs, evaporated milk, condensed milk and vanilla extract.

Once caramel is ready, pour to make a thin layer (or thick - it all depends on how much of this stuff you want to eat your flan with!) in the bottom of the container/s for the flan. Choose containers that would fit into whatever you use to steam.

Steam for 20 minutes and check. Check by poking a toothpick or a small knife into the flan. If it comes out clean, it's ready! If not, it needs to steam some more.

Slide a knife around the sides of the flan, place a plate face down over the container and flip upside down. Flan should slide down with the caramel sauce on top. Serve and enjoy!

OMG! It was caramel-y goodness!! Disclaimer - this is not exactly good for you with all the sugar involved... but it tastes so good! It was pretty easy to make and very few ingredients needed as well! I'm not sure why I always wait until I visit my cousin and request for him to make this in order to enjoy it! Looks like there will be more leche flan in my future! I have 2 more containers sitting in the refrigerator... sooo good with coffee! Looking forward to my afternoon coffee tomorrow, yum! =)