Rice tart with Campari oranges

ingredients

• Pastry

  • 2 1/4 cup plain flour
  • 1/3 cup icing sugar
  • 150 gram butter, chopped
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon chilled water
  • creme fraiche, to serve

• Filling

  • 50 gram butter
  • 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
  • 1 1/3 cup arborio rice
  • 1/4 cup caster sugar
  • 3 oranges, grated zest, segments reserved
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1 litre hot milk
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten

• Campari oranges

  • 1/2 cup caster sugar
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup campari

method

• Rice tart with campari oranges

  • 1

    Sift flour and icing sugar together into a large bowl. Using fingertips, rub in butter, until mixture resembles crumbs. Add egg yolks and water, stirring until the mixture just comes together. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap; chill 30 minutes.

  • 2

    Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Roll out pastry between 2 sheets baking paper, until 3mm thick. Ease into 26cm flan pan, trimming edges. Chill 30 minutes. Bake blind 12-15 minutes. Remove paper and beans. Cool.

  • 3

    Increase oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced).

  • 4

    Make filling: melt butter in a large saucepan on medium. Stir in vanilla; cook 1 minute. Add rice, sugar and zest; stirring 1 minute. Pour in wine. Stir 1 minute, until absorbed. Add milk, one cup at a time, stirring for 15 minutes, until most liquid has been absorbed and rice still has a slight bite. Cool slightly. Whisk eggs into cooled rice mixture.

  • 5

    Spoon filling into pastry case. Bake 15-20 minutes, until filling is just set.

  • 6

    Meanwhile make Campari oranges: in a small saucepan, combine caster sugar, orange juice and Campari over low heat. Stir, until sugar dissolves. Increase to medium; simmer 8-10 minutes, without stirring, until thick. Add reserved orange segments; simmer 1 minute.

  • 7

    Serve tart topped with Campari oranges. Accompany with creme fraiche.

notes

Campari is an alcoholic liqueur, infused with herbs and fruit.