Smoked haddock, leek and chive tartlets recipe | delicious. magazine

Ingredients

• 30g butter
• 2 leeks, sliced
• Glug dry white wine
• 100ml fresh chicken or veg stock
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 medium free-range eggs, beaten
• 100g half-fat crème fraîche
• 2 tbsp finely chopped chives
• 50g strong cheddar, grated
• 200g sustainable undyed smoked haddock, skinned and cut into even 2cm chunks
• For the pastry
• 200g plain flour, plus extra to dust
• Large pinch cayenne pepper, plus a little extra to dust
• 100g butter, cut into cubes
• 1 free-range egg yolk, beaten
• 4½ tbsp cold water
• You’ll also need…
• 4 x 10cm loose-bottomed fluted tart tins