Surprise, surprise! Quiche originated in Germany, altough its considered as a traditional French dish. The version which I am introducing to you comes from Lorraine – a region in France.
Quiche Lorraine
INGREDIENTS
For dough
- 125 g butter
- 200 g flour
- 1 tbsp Gruyere grated
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 pinch pepper
For topping:
- 250 g ham cooked
- 100 g ham raw
- 3 onions large
- 1 bundle parsley chopped
- 1 bundle spring onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic
- 4 eggs
- 200 g Gruyere
- 200 g cream
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
For dough
- Knead the butter with flour. Add 3 spoons of cold water, cheese, garlic salt and pepper. Mix them all together.
- Leave the mixture to rest for 1 hour in a cold place.
For topping
- Cut ham and onions into cubes, chop herbs, crash garic using a press, put it all in the bowl.
- In the seperate bowl whisk the eggs, cheese and cream. Add salt & pepper.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Baking
- Press the dough into the bottom and up the sides (3cm height) of the tart pan with your hands. Put it in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Change the temperature of the oven to 250°C.
- Take the dough out from the oven, spread the ham and then pour the egg mixture over it.
- Bake for 1 hour.
