Saturday, June 04, 2011
Fennel, Guanciale & Fontina Quiche
It's funny how inspiration can strike.
Someone had produced a quiche Lorraine on the telly, the prince of quiches, a dish that gets a run around these parts from time to time. What's not to love about the combo of cheese, bacon and sweetly softened onions, a French classic.
It got me thinking though. How would an Italian adapt the recipe to display an altogether different heritage? I'm pretty sure I'll never die wondering about concepts like this.
Replacing the bacon with guanciale, the cured cheek of a pig, seemed logical enough, as did substituting fontina for the gruyere cheese normally used.
But what about the onion, what could you use instead of this kitchen staple, a vegetable that sings out in Italian?
Fennel fitted the bill admirably, behaving similarly to onions by sweetening up as it's cooked down, whilst still retaining its slight aniseed character.
just fill a prebaked pastry case with loads of goodness!
Don't blame me, the aroma wafting from the oven was so divine, I could barely wait for it to cool. In fact, I didn't. Did it have an Italian character? Well, you'll have to make it to really find out, but here's a clue...
Quiche Val d'Aosta
shortcrust pastry, homemade or bought
1 large fennel bulb, trimmed & shredded
1 onion, finely sliced
25g butter
200g guanciale or pancetta, cut into lardons
200g fontina cheese, grated
2 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
300ml double cream
salt & fresh ground pepper
Line a flan ring of about 22cm diameter with the shortcrust pastry. Prick the base all over with a fork, line with foil or baking paper, fill with baking beans and bake in a 200c oven for 10 minutes, then remove the beans and foil and bake for another 10 minutes or until well browned.
Melt the butter in a frying pan and slowly sweat down the fennel and onion with a little salt until completely softened, but not browned. Add the guanciale or pancetta and cook until it just changes colour. Cool.
In a bowl, whisk the whole eggs, yolks and cream until just combined, season well with salt and fresh ground pepper.
Fill the cooked pastry case with this mixture and pour in the whisked cream and eggs. Sprinkle the remaining fontina over the top and bake in a 200c oven for 40 minutes or until well browned. Serve warm or at room temperature.
7 Comments:
Neil I can tell this would be very tasty! I love a quiche, and this is something different to 'my usual.' I shall make it one Sunday lunch I think...
Cheers!
Oh Neil this smacks of genius and inspiration! I really enjoy fennel and don't find many recipes for it.
Hi johanna, it really worked out very well, the fennel became beautifully sweet and of course anything with pork has got to be good!
Hi tanna, I'm blushing. What you said about fennel recipes is true, there's not a lot out there.
I LOVE quiche! I can't wait to cook this...thank you for the information! Thank you a lot! I will use a non teflon pan for this, as quiche usually requires a higher temperature, and I don't want any toxic teflon substances for this recipe in my food.
I do want more recipes from you, hope you can keep us posted! I'll wait for them here :-) !
Yummm! can't wait to serve this for my sibs this Christmas. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
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