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Maroilles cheese quiche

Traditional recipe from northern France, using a typical and tasty regional cheese. But this can be replaced by another (see below).

198,417 34.3/5 for 32 ratings

Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

For 2 tarts, you will need:

1 500 g Maroilles cheese
2 2 Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
3 2 leeks
4 2 shallots
5 6 tablespoons olive oil
6 8 potatoes
7 250 g small pieces of bacon (optional)
8 2 tablespoons vinegar (optional)
9 4 egg yolks
10 2 eggs
11 500 ml liquid cream
12 salt
13 pepper
Total weight: 3,780 grams

Change those ingredients for: 1 tart 2 tarts 3 tarts

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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.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #1

Line the mould or tin with pastry, prick base all over, then keep in the fridge.

Stage 2 - 40 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #2

Peel 8 potatoes, wash and cook them in salted water, until they are just tender.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #3

Allow to cool then cut into fairly thick slices.

Stage 4 - 20 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #4

Wash and slice thinly 2 leeks and 2 shallots.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #5

Heat 6 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.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #6

If you wish to add 250 g small pieces of bacon, cook in a frying pan without fat and add, at the last minute, a tablespoon of vinegar.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #7

Cut 500 g Maroilles cheese into thick slices, including crust.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #8

Prepare mixture by mixing with a whisk: 4 egg yolks, 2 eggs, 500 ml liquid cream, salt and pepper.

Set aside.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #9

Preheat your oven to 410°F (210°C).

Put a layer of leek into the pastry case.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #10

A layer of bacon (optional).

Stage 11 - 3 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #11

Cover with a layer of potato slices.

Stage 12 - 2 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #12

Pour in the mixture.

Stage 13 - 3 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #13

Arrange cheese on top.

Stage 14 - 40 min.

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #14

And put in bottom of oven for around 30-40 minutes.

Stage 15

Maroilles cheese quiche : Photo of step #15

The tart is ready when it is nice and golden brown.

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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
9,518 Kcal or 39,850 Kj	237 gr	468 gr	745 gr
476 %	91 %	44 %	113 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
252 Kcal or 1,055 Kj	6 gr	12 gr	20 gr
13 %	2 %	1 %	3 %

Per tart
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,759 Kcal or 19,925 Kj	118 gr	234 gr	372 gr
238 %	46 %	22 %	56 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 2 tarts : 15.75 €
Per tart : 7.88 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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And to drink?: A good beer, possibly from the northen France, a jenlain for example.

Source

Nicolas.

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	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato pesto, Fresh spinach with cream, Tomato and cream cheese terrine, Turban of sole with langoustines, Curried prawn risotto, ... All

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Your 3 comments or questions on this recipe

Yes, le Tour demands some very special cooking! There are so many fabulous recipes on your site; I want to try them all. The photos are really helpful. Your chef techniques are advanced for me (I've never made puff pastry from scratch before) but its really fun to try new things. Thank you so much for sharing. My husband really appreciates it too!
Posted by Karen may 1^st 2009 at 01:05 (n° 3)
Hi Karen, I Hope that the next published recipes will be good enough for le tour de france...
Posted by jh april 15^th 2009 at 17:20 (n° 2)
Thank you so much for this recipe. I made it to celebrate the Paris-Roubaix bike race with the substitute of Munster cheese. Served with green salad as you suggested. We enjoyed it (and the race) very much. I will be looking for more great recipes to cook my way through the Tour de France! Karen from Tennessee, USA
Posted by Karen april 13^th 2009 at 13:42 (n° 1)

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