SMOKED CHEESE & BACON QUICHE FEATURING COLD SMOKED CHEESES

Quiche Gets Smoky with Smoked Cheese & Bacon

We’re putting a new flavorful twist to traditional quiche by adding a cold smoked cheese combination that’s perfect with this egg and cream based recipe.  Be sure to see our previous series on cold smoking cheese on the stove top, then bring your favorite cheeses to this easy, basic recipe.  We’re making smoked cheese and bacon quiche!

Simple Ingredients Are Best

 

Quiche is one of those recipes that doesn’t have a lot of rules.  The base is eggs, cream and pie shell or pastry.  The fillings are yours to experiment with.  For our Smoked Cheese and Bacon Quiche, you’ll need the following ingredients:

• 9-inch pie crust
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• Fresh ground pepper
• Kosher salt
• ¾ cup heavy cream
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• ¾ lb. of bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 6 eggs
• 2oz. shredded smoked swiss
• 2oz. shredded smoked muenster
• 1oz. fresh smoked mozzarella, diced

Sweating the Onions

 

We start off our recipe by first cooking the onion.  Taking 1 yellow onion, peel the skin and dice this.  Add 1 tablespoon of butter to a hot skillet.  When melted, add the diced onion.  Let this sweat for about 3 minutes until translucent, then stir.  Cook until the onion browns and crisps slightly.  This should take less than 6 minutes.  Remove from heat and set aside while you begin to prepare the wet ingredients.

Basic Quiche Batter

 

After cooking the onion, it’s time to assemble the other ingredients to our quiche.  Start with 6 large eggs in a large bowl.  Add the ¾ cup of heavy cream and whisk until combined.  Add the cooked onion, followed by the bacon that has been precooked and chopped.  If you’re short on time, feel free to use precooked bacon strips commonly available in most grocery stores.  Whisk all these ingredients together until well combined.

The final ingredients are your favorite smoked cheeses.  In my version, I’m using Swiss, muenster, and fresh mozzarella, which have been previously cold smoked for about 4 hours.  My technique was a stove top smoking application using a cast iron pan.  You can visit our previous series on this technique.  Once all the ingredients are combined, it’s time to pour the batter into the prepared pie shell.  This recipe will make one 9-inch quiche.  Now place in to a preheated 350°F oven for 40-45 minutes.

 
Golden, Creamy, Smoked Goodness


After cooking in a 350°F oven for about 45 minutes, a golden crust will form on the top.  Allow the quiche to cool slightly before cutting it into serving slices.  Loaded with the saltiness of the bacon, the creaminess of the smoked cheese, and the sweetness of the cooked onion, this is a great dish for brunch or dinner, or even served as an hors d’oeuvre.  If you want to add more smoke flavor, feel free to ember cook the onions or smoke the bacon.  Smoked Cheese and Bacon Quiche – soon to become your favorite quiche recipe!