Maroilles cheese quiche
Traditional recipe from northern France, using a typical and tasty regional cheese. But this can be replaced by another (see below).
213,984 34.3/5 for 35 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 1 tart, you will need:
- 0
250 g Maroilles cheese - 1
1 Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 2
1 leek - 3
1 shallot - 4
3 tablespoons olive oil - 5
4 potatoes - 6
125 g small pieces of bacon (optional) - 7
1 tablespoon vinegar (optional) - 8
2 egg yolks - 9
1 egg - 10
250 ml liquid cream - 11
salt - 12
pepper - Total weight: 1,890 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 37 min. | 50 min. | 2 hours 27 min. |
At what time:
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at ... ?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at ... ? - Work this out...
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Line the mould or tin with pastry, prick base all over, then keep in the fridge.
Stage 2 - 40 min.
Peel 4 potatoes, wash and cook them in salted water, until they are just tender.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Allow to cool then cut into fairly thick slices.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a pan over medium heat, add sliced shallot, salt and pepper and cook for a minute or two.
Add leek, salt and pepper, and cook a few minutes without letting it colour.
Set aside.
Add leek, salt and pepper, and cook a few minutes without letting it colour.
Set aside.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
If you wish to add 125 g small pieces of bacon, cook in a frying pan without fat and add, at the last minute, a tablespoon of vinegar.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Cut 250 g Maroilles cheese into thick slices, including crust.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Prepare mixture by mixing with a whisk: 2 egg yolks, 1 egg, 250 ml liquid cream, salt and pepper.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Preheat your oven to 410°F (210°C).
Put a layer of leek into the pastry case.
Put a layer of leek into the pastry case.
Stage 10 - 3 min.
A layer of bacon (optional).
Stage 11 - 3 min.
Cover with a layer of potato slices.
Stage 12 - 2 min.
Pour in the mixture.
Stage 13 - 3 min.
Arrange cheese on top.
Stage 14 - 40 min.
And put in bottom of oven for around 30-40 minutes.
Stage 15
The tart is ready when it is nice and golden brown.
Serve to your guests, warm if possible, with a green salad.
Serve to your guests, warm if possible, with a green salad.
Remarks
If you don't have Maroilles cheese, you can use other ones instead. I advise you to go for a rather soft strong cheese like Reblochon, Munster, Morbier, etc.
You can also replace puff pastry by shortcrust.
You can also replace puff pastry by shortcrust.
And to drink?
A good beer, possibly from the northen France, a jenlain for example.
Keeping:
1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,867 Kcal or 16,190 Kj | 118 gr | 234 gr | 372 gr |
| 193 % | 46 % | 22 % | 56 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 205 Kcal or 858 Kj | 6 gr | 12 gr | 20 gr |
| 10 % | 2 % | 1 % | 3 % |
| Per tart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,867 Kcal or 16,190 Kj | 118 gr | 234 gr | 372 gr |
| 193 % | 46 % | 22 % | 56 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 tart : 7.88 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Nicolas.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Maroilles cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin du Nord, Ch'ti mussel tarts, ... All |
| Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Normandy seafood stew, ... All |
| Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Cervelas salad, "Day After Pork Belly" Soup, Salt cod brandade, Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), ... All |
| Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spaghetti Bolognese, Spaghetti with mushrooms, Scallops with cabbage julienne, Individual creamy endive gratins, Endives "bonne femme", ... All |
Other recipes you may also like
Sesame fried scampi
Scampi, coated with a sesame crust, fried quickly, and served with a herb salad.96,7985/5 for 1 ratings 33 min.
Chocolate muffins
Variation on muffins recipe. In this version each one is filled with a dark chocolate ganache.77,9564.3/5 for 15 ratings 1 hour 15 min.
Succès praliné (praline meringue)
The "succès" (success) is a classic of traditional French patisserie, made with two layers of almond meringue filled with praline butter cream. It's very rich and a little old-fashioned these days, but still has many faithful fans.The original recipe comes from the master chef Gaston Lenôtre, and...80,570 34.4/5 for 8 ratings 4 hours 16 min.
How to prepare endives
A very classic recipe, but which can easily fail due to two main errors: too much water in bottom of dish because endives give off a lot, and endives that are too bitter so that children hate it. Here is a method which avoids these two problems.32,5113.7/5 for 18 ratings 26 min.
Chorba
Chorba is a spicy meat and vegetable soup, typical of the Maghreb. This is my own personal version.33,6615/5 for 2 ratings 2 hours 8 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2021-04-25)
Note: We'll never share your email with anyone else.
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.Note: We'll never share your email with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.
Post your comment or question
Your 3 comments or questions on this recipe