Classic Quiche Lorraine
A savory French Classic Quiche Lorraine recipe, using open-faced pastry crust with a filling of creamy custard with cheese, bacon, onions, served hot or cold.
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup bacon lean thick bacon cut into small pieces or lardons
- 1 onion diced
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup Gruyère cheese grated
- 1 cup single cream
- pinch of nutmeg
- Salt and pepper
- short-crust pastry case, for 8" pie short-crust pastry case Partially cook the crust before adding filling for 15 minutes.
Variant:
- Use store-bought short crust pastry.
Instructions
- Preheat oven Hot 425°F/220°C/Gas 7
- Cook the bacon pieces, or lardons, in a heavy-bottomed frying pan for 5-10 minutes.
- Transfer the bacon to the pastry case with a slotted spoon, leaving any cooking juices in the pan.
- Place the onion in the pan and cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes, or until golden.
- Add the onion to the pastry case and top with the cheese.
- Beat eggs slightly.
- Stir in cream and salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Pour the egg mixture slowly over the bacon, onion, and cheese in the pastry shell.
- Place on a baking tray and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown, puffy, and set. (Test by inserting a clean dry knife blade into the center of the filling, when it comes out fairly clean, a little smear of filling on the blade is acceptable as it will continue to cook during the 10 minute resting period.)
- Let the quiche rest for about 10 minutes before serving. You can do this resting period in the oven with the heat turned off and the oven door slightly ajar.
- Serve with a green salad, French bread, a glass of French white wine, or a glass of Rosé wine.
- The beauty of this dish is that it can be served hot or cold!
Notes
- Chop onions into consistent small pieces.
- Partially baking the pie crust before adding the filling will ensure a cooked shell.
- Beat eggs well before adding in cream to break the egg whites so they mix better with the egg yolks and do not cook with lumps of egg white.
- Use any cheese you like, and mixing cheese types is especially tasty.
Nutrition
Calories: 307kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 10gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 129mgSodium: 234mgPotassium: 147mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 605IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 161mgIron: 0.4mg
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