SWEET GINGER FLAN

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Provided by Marian Burros

Categories dessert

Time 2h

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
Juice from 1 medium-size lime
2 tablespoons water
1 quart whole milk
1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh ginger
1/2 vanilla bean, split
9 eggs
3 large ripe papayas, sliced

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar with lime juice and water. Bring to a boil and cook over medium-high heat until mixture has a deep caramel color. Keep scraping down sides of pan and watch carefully because the sugar will burn easily. Immediately pour into an 8-cup souffle mold and set aside.
Warm the milk and add the ginger and vanilla. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and strain out ginger and vanilla bean.
Whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and the eggs. Beat in the milk and mix well.
Pour the flan into the mold and place in a shallow pan filled with warm water. Bake for 1 hour, 10 minutes to 1 hour, 30 minutes, until custard is set. Remove from oven and cool. Refrigerate when cooled and let set about 3 hours.
Unmold on serving plate; the caramel will have turned to liquid and become a light sauce. Arrange the papaya slices in the sauce and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 311, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 59 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 97 milligrams, Sugar 53 grams, TransFat 0 grams