Gaspesian-Style Quiche
From: Paulette, Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Canada
Servings: 6
  • 1 pound [454 g] short-crust pastry dough [commercial or homemade]
  • 2 pounds [1 kg] boiled tiny shrimps
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] green onions, finely chopped
  • 1 cup [250 mL] milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] whipping cream [35% m.s.g.]
  • Salt and pepper
  • Nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 cups [340 g] grated Gruyere cheese
  • Preheat oven to 350°F [180°C].
  • Onto a floured surface, roll pastry dough; line a 9-inch [23-cm] pie plate.
  • Arrange shrimps and chopped green onions into pastry shell.
  • Into a large bowl, beat together milk, eggs, egg yolks and cream; sprinkle to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
  • Pour into pie shell.
  • Sprinkle all over with grated Gruyere cheese.
  • Bake into preheated oven, for at least 40 minutes.