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Bánh Flan Hấp (Vietnamese Steamed Milk Flan)

Name: Bánh Flan Hấp (Vietnamese Steamed Milk Flan)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: fresh milk 500 ml; sweetened condensed milk 150 ml; eggs 3 pieces; caramelized sugar 50 g; water 80 ml; vanilla essence 5 ml

A delicate steamed milk custard with caramel sauce.

55 minutes · 6 servings · Easy

Bánh flan is a colonial-era pudding that arrived with the French and stayed, and this steamed version suits Vietnamese kitchens better than the baked one. The caramel is cooked dark and poured into the ramekin first, so the custard turns out with a layer of syrup on top. Steaming gives a texture closer to a panna cotta than to a baked custard, and it does not crack.

Ingredients

fresh milk500 ml
sweetened condensed milk150 ml
eggs3 pieces
caramelized sugar50 g
water80 ml
vanilla essence5 ml

Directions

1
Melt sugar with water into amber caramel; pour into ramekins.
2
Whisk milk, condensed milk, eggs and vanilla 4 minutes; strain.
3
Pour custard over caramel.
4
Steam at 150C for 30 minutes until just set.
custard is just set with a slight jiggle
5
Chill 2 hours; invert and serve.

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