Quiche Lorraine

Quiche Lorraine is one of the most famous dishes in France and around the world.

Quiche Lorraine – 6 people

 

Ingredients:

Shortcrust pastry (homemade or storebought)

4 eggs

200g lardons (can be replaced by chopped bacon, diced pancetta or ham)

200ml crème fraiche or pouring cream

200ml milk

1 pinch ground nutmeg

Salt & pepper

 

Instructions:

Preheat your oven 180C / fan bake.

Line your tart tray/pan with the pastry and prick it all over with a fork.

Brown the lardon in a pan (step not needed if using ham). Drain off the excess fat.

In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, and milk. Add salt, pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg. Finally, add the cooked lardons. Mix well and pour the mixture into the tart shell.

Bake the quiche in the oven for 50 minutes.

Serve with a fresh green salad.

 

This is the classic recipe with the lardons, but you can adapt the recipe to suit your taste buds, your fridge left overs or your diet requirement:

• make it vegetarian with cheese (Emmental, Comte to keep it French, but blue cheese would be nice too – I sometime do steamed broccoli and camembert).
• Spinach and feta
• Add any leftover cooked veggies you have, any herbs you fancy, the possibilities are endless!