Quiche Lorraine
Quiche Lorraine is a recipe that is both simple and delicious. This savoury tart combines bacon and grated cheese with an egg and cream filling in a short-crust pastry case.
142K 4.2/5 based on 32 reviews
Last modified on: April 17th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 quiches, you will need:
- 1
500 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) - 2
2 tablespoons oil - 3
500 g small pieces of bacon - 4
2 tablespoons vinegar - 5
1 kg Quiche filling mixture - 6
salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 2,060 grams
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 32 min. | 33 min. | 1 hour 5 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Preheat the oven to 210°C (410°F).
Roll out 500 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) and line a tart mould or tin.
Prick all over the base and put to wait in the fridge.
Roll out 500 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) and line a tart mould or tin.
Prick all over the base and put to wait in the fridge.
Stage 2 - 8 min.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a frying pan, then add 500 g small pieces of bacon.
Fry until just starting to brown (no longer). Drain off ay excess fat at the end, then add 2 tablespoons vinegar.
Set aside.
Fry until just starting to brown (no longer). Drain off ay excess fat at the end, then add 2 tablespoons vinegar.
Set aside.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Prepare 1 kg Quiche filling mixture.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Spread the bacon over the bottom of the pastry case.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Scatter 3/4 of the grated cheese on top.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Pour in the quiche mixture.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Top with the remaining cheese.
Stage 8 - 25 min.
Cook for 20 to 25 minutes...
Stage 9
...until the quiche is nicely browned.
Remarks
Serve warm if possible, accompanied by a green salad with a french dressing (vinaigrette).
Keeping
A few days in the fridge, protected with food film.
Source
Nanou.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 7,391 Kcal or 30,945 Kj | 695 gr | 2,102 gr | 2,780 gr |
| 370 % | 267 % | 198 % | 421 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 359 Kcal or 1,503 Kj | 34 gr | 102 gr | 135 gr |
| 18 % | 13 % | 10 % | 20 % |
| Per quiche | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,696 Kcal or 15,474 Kj | 348 gr | 1,051 gr | 1,390 gr |
| 185 % | 134 % | 99 % | 211 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 quiches : 7.75 €
- Per quiche : 3.88 €
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, Deep leek and potato quiche, bread-crust quiche, Quiche Bretonne, Thin endive tart, ... All |
 | Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mexican tart, Salmon and leek fondue tart, Angevin plum pâté, Mornay onion tart, Leek and Mimolette tart, ... All |
 | Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Alsatian-style salad, Special Cheese and Walnut Sticks, Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Beef braised in reduced red wine, Spaghetti Carbonara, ... All |
 | Vinegar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rémoulade dressing, Maroilles cheese quiche, Mexican ceviche, Montbenoit's canapés, Mayonnaise, ... All |
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