Two-cheese quiche
This extra-tasty quiche is made with diced ham and a combination of two cheeses: Comté and Cheddar.
54K 3.7/5 based on 15 reviews
Last modified on: April 17th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 3 quiches, you will need:
- 1
750 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 2
120 g Comté cheese - 3
120 g Cheddar cheese - 4
600 g ham - 5
3 tablespoons lard - 6
1 kg 500 g Quiche filling mixture - 7
salt - 8
pepper - Total weight: 3,135 grams
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 min. | 8 min. | 30 min. | 1 hour 2 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Roll out 750 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) and line a tart tin or mould. If you are using bought, ready-rolled pastry that comes with a sheet of cooking parchment, leave this underneath.
Put to wait in the fridge.
Put to wait in the fridge.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Cut 600 g ham into small dice.
Stage 4 - 8 min.
Melt 3 tablespoons lard in a frying pan over medium heat. When really hot, toss in the diced ham.
Lightly brown the ham, stirring from time to time.
Lightly brown the ham, stirring from time to time.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Take the pastry case out of the fridge and prick all over the bottom with a fork. Scatter the diced ham over.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Add the 2 cheeses evenly on top.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Finish by pouring in the filling mixture.
Stage 9 - 30 min.
Bake for about 30 minutes.
Stage 10
Serve with a green salad on the side, for example.
Remarks
For the ham, ask your butcher or deli counter for an "end" - the lump left after slicing, ideal for this recipe.
If you don't have lard, use a little oil instead.
If you don't have lard, use a little oil instead.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 9,092 Kcal or 38,066 Kj | 1,071 gr | 3,020 gr | 4,157 gr |
| 455 % | 412 % | 285 % | 630 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 290 Kcal or 1,214 Kj | 34 gr | 96 gr | 133 gr |
| 15 % | 13 % | 9 % | 20 % |
| Per quiche | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,031 Kcal or 12,690 Kj | 357 gr | 1,007 gr | 1,386 gr |
| 152 % | 137 % | 95 % | 210 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 quiches : 20.49 €
- Per quiche : 6.83 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Quiche filling mixture: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and fresh tuna tart, Maroilles cheese quiche, Quiche Lorraine, Salmon and spinach quiche, bread-crust quiche, ... All |
 | Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Maroilles cheese quiche, Vol-au-vent cases, Mini palmiers, Smoked salmon sacristains, Mini lemon millefeuilles, ... All |
 | Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Grilled ham and bechamel sandwiches, Hasselback or "Swedish-style" potatoes, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Frichti from Bruxelles, ... All |
 | Cheddar cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Deep leek and potato quiche, Tex-Mex chicken burger, Chicano burger, Raw green asparagus salad, ... All |
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