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How to Make a Portuguese Chouriço Quiche

Rustic Comfort: How to Make a Portuguese Chouriço Quiche

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup shredded sheep cheese, Queijaria do Paul queijo de ovelha curado
  • 300 g Alentejo chourico, chopped
  • 12 eggs
  • 1/2 cup whole milk or heavy cream
  • salt, to taste
  • white pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Place a medium sized saute pan on the stove and heat over medium high heat.
  • Drizzle olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan.
  • Cooking up the Portuguese chourico for the quiche.
    Add the chourico and cook for 5 minutes until lightly browned on the edges.
  • Heat an oven to 220°C / 425F
  • Place the pie crust into the pie mold and press into the pie pan. Parchment paper helps, so first place parchment paper if the pie crust did not come with this.
  • Poke holes in the bottom of pie crust with a fork.
  • Place the chourico quiche crust into the oven and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Remove the chourico quiche crust from the oven. Reduce the temperature of the oven to 175°C.
  • Whisk the eggs along with whole milk and a few pinches of salt. Pour whisked egg blend into the pie crust.
  • Eggs, cheese, and chourico are mixed together and poured into the quiche crust for Rustic Comfort: Portuguese Chouriço Quiche
    Add the chourico and cheese to the egg mixture. Gently stir to incorporate and spread the ingredients.
  • After baking the eggs firm up and the quiche is finished.
    Place the quiche into the oven and cook for 25 minutes.
  • Rustic Comfort: How to Make a Portuguese Chouriço Quiche on Savour the Trip.
    Remove from the oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes. Slice the quiche into 8 equal pieces, like a pizza, and serve.
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