🇩🇰 Danish Cuisine

Tarteletter

Puff Pastry Shells with Filling

Prep Time 45 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 406 kcal

Crisp, golden puff pastry shells filled with a creamy ragout of chicken and asparagus in a velvety white sauce.

Ingredients

1 Bake puff pastry shells according to package directions until golden and puffed.
2 Blanch asparagus in boiling salted water 2-3 min, drain and set aside.
3 Melt butter, whisk in flour, cook 2 min without browning.
4 Gradually add chicken broth, whisking until smooth. Simmer 5 min.
5 Add cream, lemon juice, nutmeg, salt, and white pepper. Stir in chicken and asparagus.
6 Fill baked pastry shells with the hot ragout. Serve immediately.

Did You Know?

Tarteletter are so popular for Danish celebrations that bakeries sell over 10 million pastry shells during Easter and Christmas seasons.