Chef John’s Quiche Lorraine

Serving Size: 8

Chef John: In my opinion, a proper quiche should be rich, custardy, and luxurious--not some kind of dense, baked omelet. This has only enough eggs and yolks to hold things together, but that means you need to let it cool to just warm before serving, to fully enjoy the experience.

Recipe by: Allrecipes/Chef John

Cook Times

Active Prep15

Hands-On Cook10

Hands-Off Cook45

Passive0

Total Time1 10

Recipe Serving Size8

Cooking Tools Required

Aluminum Foil, Baking Weights, Cutting board, Measuring cups and spoons, Mixing bowls, Mixing spoon, Oven, Pie Plate, Rolling Pin, Sharp Knives, Skillet, Top Stove, Whisk

Ingredients

1 round frozen pie crust dough for 9-inch pie plate
8 slice bacon cut into 1 inch pieces
½ cup leek chopped (white and pale green parts only) rinsed very well and drained after chopping
½ cup onion chopped
1/3 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 pinch cayenne pepper
3 egg large
2 egg yolk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
¾ cup milk
1 teaspoon fresh thyme chopped
6 ounce Gruyere cheese shredded

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Roll pie dough to fit a 9 inch pie plate. Place the bottom crust in a pie plate, crimp edges, and chill for at least 20 minutes before baking.
Line the chilled pie crust with foil and fill halfway up with dried beans, rice, or baking weights.
Bake in the preheated oven for 7 minutes. Remove foil and weights and bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
Reduce the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from pan to drain.
Blot out some of the oil from the skillet, leaving 1 to 2 teaspoons.
Add leeks, onion, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir until tender and golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside.
Whisk eggs, egg yolks, cream, and milk together in a large bowl. Add thyme and stir to combine.
Sprinkle 2/3 of onion-leek mixture on the bottom of the baked crust. Top with 1/3 cooked bacon and 2/3 Gruyere cheese. Ladle in egg mixture carefully.
Sprinkle with remaining onion-leek mixture, remaining bacon, and remaining Gruyere cheese.
Bake filled quiche in the preheated oven until browned and set, and no longer jiggly in the center, 40 to 45 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

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