Our Favourite Quiche Recipe

That is, hands-down, our favourite quiche recipe, made with our trusty grasp quiche base and filled with ham, cheese, and buttery sautéed onions. It’s tremendous easy to drag collectively and at all times will get rave opinions from associates.

For this quiche, we love utilizing thick-cut ham steak. It brings a lot taste and a pleasant, hearty texture that pairs completely with the melty cheese and candy onions.

The onions are what make this quiche additional particular. Prepare dinner them low and sluggish in butter till they’re tender and candy, then stir them proper into the filling. If you happen to’re on the lookout for extra methods to make use of our grasp quiche recipe, try our broccoli quiche, too (coming quickly)!

Key Components

• Pie Crust: We love our butter pie crust recipe for this (you possibly can see it in our pictures). It’s made with butter, flour, salt, and just a little sugar.
• Eggs and Cream: These make our custard base. For the creamiest, richest quiche, go for heavy cream as a substitute of milk or half-and-half. Belief me, it’s price it.
• Seasonings: Salt, pepper, candy paprika, and just a little Dijon mustard get whisked proper into the eggs and cream. The mustard works very well with the ham and provides just a little additional zing.
• Ham: Use a ham steak for this. I purchase a 1/2-inch ham steak (I used one from Niman Ranch in our pictures). You’ll slice it into cubes, which provides a beautiful texture to the filling. This recipe is just like Quiche Lorraine, however extra conventional recipes name for bacon as a substitute of ham. If you happen to’d desire bacon, we have now included suggestions within the recipe under.
• Onion: Thinly slice an enormous onion and cook dinner it in butter till it’s tender and candy. I’ve tried a number of quiche recipes, and these buttery onions are what make this one a standout.
• Cheese: Gruyère is our go-to for this quiche. I like to purchase it in a block and grate it contemporary. Swiss works properly too, or perhaps a good sharp cheddar if that’s what you have got.

Discover the total recipe with measurements under.

Tips on how to Make Quiche

Tip 1: Begin with our do-it-yourself pie crust. Practically each pie recipe right here makes use of our butter pie crust, and for good purpose. It’s dependable and scrumptious. If you happen to don’t have a favourite crust but, give ours a attempt!

Tip 2: Parbake your crust. Whereas I don’t at all times prebake or parbake my pie crusts, I at all times do when making quiche. The filling may be very moist, so parbaking your crust retains every little thing crisp and prevents a soggy backside. Right here’s how we do it:

1. Roll out your pie crust, switch it to the pie dish, prick the underside with a fork to stop puffing, then line it with parchment or foil and fill with pie weights, rice, or dried beans. Now chill for 20 to half-hour.
2. Warmth your oven to 425°F, then drop it to 400°F once you put the crust in. The combo of a chilly crust and a sizzling oven helps it brown and keep flaky.
3. As soon as the crust is frivolously golden, take away the weights and brush it throughout with egg wash. Pop it again in for five extra minutes, simply till the egg wash is dry. This retains your crust good and crisp underneath all that creamy filling.

Tip 3: Make the filling. What makes this quiche so extremely good is the beneficiant quantity of sautéed onions, which brown just a little in butter and switch candy. These plus cubes of ham and a top quality cheese actually do make for the perfect quiche.

Tip 4: Make the custard. You’ll want 5 giant eggs, 1 cup of heavy cream, and your seasonings. Whisk all of it collectively till clean. It’ll be simply the correct amount to cowl your filling.

Tip 5: Assemble and bake. Pile the ham, onions, and cheese into your crust. It ought to look good and full. Pour the custard excessive, then shimmy the dish gently so the custard will get into all of the nooks and crannies. Bake till the crust is golden and the highest is about with a number of golden spots, about 55 to 65 minutes.

Serving Strategies

This ham and cheese quiche is finest served heat, so as soon as it comes out of the oven, permit it to chill for 20 minutes, then slice and serve. You can too refrigerate, after which rewarm slices within the oven (suggestions for reheating are under the recipe). The traditional facet for quiche is a lightweight salad. I particularly love contemporary greens tossed with a squeeze of lemon and good olive oil. Or, use our lemon French dressing!

Quiche additionally makes a beautiful addition to a brunch desk alongside berry fruit salad, arugula couscous salad, fennel salad, roasted asparagus, sautéed spinach, or this lemon herb potato salad. Actually, something that’s mild and contemporary could be good.

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