hi guys
Frenchy here welcome to this new episode of Life Saving Leftovers
Where we turn unwanted food into brillant dishes
let me introduce you the delicious yet quite underestimated
French Quiche. in fact Quiche
originated in Germany where the word KUCHEN means cake
it's usually an open-face pastry crust with a filling of eggs milk or cream
Which when baked becomes a custard
this versatile pie definitely has that WOW effect
but it's so easy to make it's becoming embarrassing
please welcome the Life Saving Leftovers
QUICHE
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To make things more simple
I made shortcuts. First let's make the dough
from scratch... Wait, it only takes five minutes
with no resting time and no fancy ingredients. and trust me you'll end up with the most
savory crust
you have ever tasted. In a bowl go two cups of flour
half a cup of soften butter. just 10 seconds in the microwave
add one egg, half teaspoon salt
use your palms and gently rub the dough to combine all the ingredients
this should look like breadcrumbs. Add a drizzle of milk.
and very carefully with the tip of your fingers
pile up the crumbs to form the dough. the less you mix it,
The more crumbly it will be. Wrap it and set it aside.
homemade fancy dough, done ! Now let's make the base of our custard
A custard is quite a fancy name for a cup of cream another
of milk and three eggs. By the way, this was a recipe.
For a cup of cream, another of milk
and three eggs. just season it with salt and pepper
grated nutmeg if you got some. Set it aside
okay everything is ready now we can move on to the leftovers
here are some fake ones from my fridge but you already knew it, right ?
bacon bits, zucchini, cherry tomatoes and ham
spinach and mushrooms. because they are already cooked
they should be quite dry which is good to avoid a spongy and
undercooked crust. let them come to room temperature while we build the base of our
QUICHE
use two sheets of parchment paper to sandwich
the dough and flatten it half centimeter thick. Place it in a pie dish
and remove the upper parchment paper. press it down
and remove the excess with scissors. I divided the pie into four quarters so I can show
you
different versions of this dish. Our first
example will turn the bacon bits into a classic French QUICHE LORRAINE
if the bacon bits are not already cooked. just fry them in a pan
and remove the fat. Second example
is a Greek inspired QUICHE. a few zucchini
some feta cheese and a sprinkle of Mint.
third example is Italian inspired
think of cherry tomatoes without juices, a bit of mozzarella
Cured ham if you got some,and a sprinkle of basil leaves
Last example is just fresh and healthy
jump the spinach and mushrooms along with a good grating
Of gruyere cheese. Custard goes on top.
now all we have to do is pop it
in a hot oven on the lowest position position available
at 180°C or 360°F
the cooking time in about 45 minutes with a good oven.
but how do we know if you got a good or bad oven ? well if you don't
it's probably a bad one. in that case just baked the crust for 20
minutes first
letting it cool down a little will make it more firm
and easier to handle. the Quiche smells buttery
the crust is crispy and crumbly and the fillings
are amazing. Sweetness and flavor of the French Quiche.
the Greek one as strength from
the feta cheese and freshness from the mint
sophistication with the Italian one
"Mozzarella and Prosciutto"
Finally, the comforting taste of the greens QUICHE. Just remembered that a QUICHE can hold
many types
of meat or greens leftovers. its truely delicious
and with a bit of salad on the side it's a fast complete meal.
An hour is not that fast ! Oh come on ! it's just a 10 minutes work
and then the rest is made by the oven. Thank you guys for watching
I hope you enjoyed and I am sure you've got a QUICHE version
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