Two-cheese quiche
This extra-tasty quiche is made with diced ham and a combination of two cheeses: Comté and Cheddar.
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Last modified on: April 17th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 quiche, you will need:
- 1
250 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 2
40 g Comté cheese - 3
40 g Cheddar cheese - 4
200 g ham - 5
1 tablespoon lard - 6
500 g Quiche filling mixture - 7
salt - 8
pepper - Total weight: 1,045 grams
How long does 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 250 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 200 g ham into small dice.
Stage 4 - 8 min.
Melt 1 tablespoon 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 |
| 1,296 Kcal or 5,426 Kj | 102 gr | 104 gr | 246 gr |
| 65 % | 39 % | 10 % | 37 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 124 Kcal or 519 Kj | 10 gr | 10 gr | 24 gr |
| 6 % | 4 % | 1 % | 4 % |
| Per quiche | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,296 Kcal or 5,426 Kj | 102 gr | 104 gr | 246 gr |
| 65 % | 39 % | 10 % | 37 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 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: Quiche Bretonne, Salmon and spinach quiche, Leek and fresh tuna tart, Deep leek and potato quiche, Maroilles cheese quiche, ... All |
 | Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom tart, Apple and pear tart, Small foie gras pasties, Pissaladière with puff pastry, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, ... All |
 | Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), Croque-monsieur complet, Ham "friand" pie, Endives , Hasselback or "Swedish-style" potatoes, ... All |
 | Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Montlebon toast, Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, Deep leek and potato quiche, Chicken Brussels pie, Hearty potato and ham gratin, ... All |
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