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Deep leek and potato quiche

The French make a "tourte" that is smaller and deeper than a normal quiche. This recipe makes the most of this difference: it has plenty of texture and flavour, with bacon, potatoes, leeks, two different cheeses, and an egg and cream filling poured over.

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Last modified on: April 17^th 2022

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For 2 quiches, you will need:

1 600 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée)
2 500 g cooked potatoes
3 80 g Comté cheese
4 80 g Cheddar cheese
5 1 kg Quiche filling mixture
6 2 leeks
7 2 spring onions (scallions)
8 4 tablespoons olive oil
9 400 g small pieces of bacon
10 salt
11 pepper
Total weight: 3,410 grams

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Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
48 min.	5 min.	43 min.	1 hour 36 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 7 min.

We'll be using a deep 8 inch (20 cm) dessert ring, rather than a tin or mould for this quiche.

Roll out 600 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) to the size of the ring + the height of the sides.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Sit the ring on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.

Line the ring with the pastry, leaving the excess hanging over the edge, and put to wait in the fridge.

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Slice 500 g cooked potatoeses.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 6 min.

Grate 80 g Comté cheese and 80 g Cheddar cheese.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Prepare 1 kg Quiche filling mixture.

Set aside.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Prepare 2 leeks and chop finely.

Do the same with 2 spring onions (scallions).

Set aside.

Stage 7 - 8 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add 400 g small pieces of bacon.

Fry until nicely browned, then transfer to a plate, leaving the fat in the pan. Put the pan back on the heat.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Add the chopped onion and cook in the bacon fat for 1 minute.

Stage 9 - 4 min.

Add the leek, salt and pepper. Cook for a few minutes until the leek becomes translucent.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

Then add the bacon...

Stage 11 - 2 min.

...and the sliced potatoes. Mix well.

Turn off the heat.

Stage 12 - 4 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Take the pastry case in its ring, now very cold, out of the fridge, and trim off any excess pastry.

Prick all over the bottom of the pastry with a fork.

Stage 13 - 2 min.

Fill with the vegetable and bacon mixture.

Stage 14 - 2 min.

Scatter the grated cheese evenly over the top.

Stage 15 - 2 min.

And pour over the quiche filling mixture.

Stage 16 - 30 min.

Bake for about 30 minutes.

Stage 17 - 5 min.

Leave to cool for 5 minutes before slipping off the ring and use the paper to help slide the quiche onto its serving plate.

Stage 18

Slice into portions to suit your own and your guests' appetites.

Remarks

If spring onions are out of season, use a normal onion. In this case, add a touch of green, if possible, with some chopped parsley at stage 10.

For the two cheeses, if you don't have Comté or Cheddar, use another cheese of your choice, but preferably a hard-paste type, with a strong flavour, such as Parmesan or mature mimolette.

Keeping

A day or two ing the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,793 Kcal or 20,067 Kj	200 gr	422 gr	713 gr
178 %	57 %	29 %	80 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
141 Kcal or 590 Kj	6 gr	12 gr	21 gr
5 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

Per quiche
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,396 Kcal or 10,032 Kj	100 gr	211 gr	356 gr
89 %	28 %	15 %	40 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 2 quiches : 15.94 $
Per quiche : 7.97 $

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Quiche filling mixture: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quiche Lorraine, bread-crust quiche, Thin endive tart, Two-cheese quiche, Leek and fresh tuna tart, ... All
	Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Angevin plum pâté, Mexican tart, Potimarron and Parmesan tart, Salmon and leek fondue tart, Tarte à l'coloche, ... All
	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Röstis, Potato galette, Erika's ceviche, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Split peas "à la française", African style chicken, Vol-au-vent, Cocotte eggs with Comté, Breton Pie, ... All

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