Portuguese Quiche Linguica Cheese Pie Recipes

MAUI QUICHE

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.

PORTUGUESE QUICHE (LINGUICA-CHEESE PIE)

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.

DONNA'S CHEESY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until soft, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, cream, basil, oregano, salt and pepper.
• Spoon the onions into the pie crust. Pour the egg mixture over the onions. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of the quiche comes out clean, about 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.