Peruvian Flan

Ingredients

 * 2 cup sugar
 * 1/2 cup water
 * For flan
 * 6 x eggs
 * 1 x (12-ounce) can condensed milk
 * 1 x (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
 * 1 tsp vanilla

Directions
To prepare sauce: To prepare flan:
 * Pour sugar and water in a heavy saucepan and simmer over medium heat.
 * Stir constantly about 8 minutes or until sugar is golden.
 * Pour hot caramel sauce into ovenproof pie plate or 8 inch round baking pan
 * Let it cool completely.
 * Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
 * Stir eggs in a bowl.
 * Slowly add condensed milk, then evaporated milk.
 * Add vanilla, blending well.
 * Pour flan mixture over ovenproof dish coated with caramel.
 * Carefully place filled dish into a baking pan.

Bake about 40 minutes. Flan is cooked when a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Carefully separate flan from dish with a thin knife and let cool. Invert on a flat dish and garnish with sliced strawberries, maraschino cherries or other fruit. Flan may be refrigerated for a few days and is best served very cold.