Best Portuguese Quiche Linguica Cheese Pie Recipes

Maui Quiche image

Provided by Potagekempcc

Categories Breakfast

Time 1h

Yield 6 Slices

Number Of Ingredients 17

10 inches pie crusts (unbaked deep dish)
2 tablespoons light olive oil
1/2 lb linguica sausage (Slice Thin)
1/4 cup maui onion (Small Diced)
1 serrano pepper (Small Diced)
1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
1/4 cup asiago-parmesan cheese (Grated)
1 tablespoon fresh chives (Chopped)
1 teaspoon fresh thyme (Chopped)
1 tablespoon fresh cilantro (Chopped)
1 tablespoon flat leaf parsley (Chopped)
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
5 jumbo eggs (Brown)
1 cup heavy cream
1/8 teaspoon fresh nutmeg (Grated)
1/2 cup creme fraiche

Steps:

Pre-heat oven to 425°F.
Bake 10-inch pie crusts to directions. Place pie crusts on a wire rack to cool and reduce oven to 325°F.
Heat a saute pan with olive oil. Add sausage, onion and serrano pepper. Season with 1/4-teaspoon sea salt and 1/4-teaspoon white pepper. Saute until sausage is brown. Remove sausage and place on a paper towel.
Spread spicy brown mustard over bottom pie crust. Spread grated asiago cheese over mustard. Add sausage, onion, pepper over cheese and press sausage mixture lightly into the cheese.
In a bowl wisk together eggs, salt and white pepper. In a saucepan add heavy cream, nutmeg, cream fraiche and whisk until cream is warm. Wisk warm cream and herbs into eggs.
Pour egg mixture into pie crust and place on a sheet pan.
Bake at 325 F 35-40 minutes or till a knife inserted into center comes out clean. Remove Quich and place on a rack to cool for 10-minutes before serving.
Serve Maui Quiche warm or room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 494.7, Fat 42.7, SaturatedFat 18.8, Cholesterol 276.8, Sodium 493.4, Carbohydrate 18.3, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 0.7, Protein 10.1

Portuguese Quiche (Linguica-Cheese Pie) image

Provided by Jennette Canto @Jencanto

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup(s) heavy cream
1/2 pound(s) bacon, cooked, drained and chopped
1/2 pound(s) grated sierra da estrella cheese (swiss cheese may be substituted)
1 tablespoon(s) chopped chives
2 - slightly beaten egg yolks
1 cup(s) light cream
2 tablespoon(s) fresh chopped parsley
1 tablespoon(s) onion, chopped
1/4 pound(s) linguica, thinly sliced
1 - (9" inch) pastry shell, unbaked

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine all the ingredients except the linguicia and fill the pastry shell with the mixture.
Sprinkle the slices of linguica over the top.
Bake in oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until center of quiche is firm.