Judd mat Gaardebounen Quiche

Ah, Judd mat Gaardebounen, such an iconic Luxembourgish dish. A hearty meal of smoked pork collar with broad beans in a creamy sauce. I’ve played with the flavours of this dish in many recipes already (like in this Flammkuchen or my cannelloni), and this time I’ve decided to throw it all into a quiche. The smokey meat works really well in combination with a creamy custard, flavoured with Bounekräitchen (summer savory). If you don’t have Bounekräitchen at home, you could use a mix of oregano and thyme, it comes close to the taste.

This recipe was created as part of my “Recipes for Staying Home” show, you can watch the episode here.

This is a recipe from my cookbook ‘Flavours of Home’.

Ingredients

For the pastry:
250g flour + extra for dusting
1 tsp salt
125g cold butter + extra for greasing
1 egg
35ml cold water

For the filling:
270g cooked Judd*
180g frozen broad beans
mustard
100g cheese, grated

For the custard:
3 eggs
375ml cream
1 ½ tsp summer savoury (Bounekräitchen)
salt and pepper

Method

Makes 1 quiche of 30cm

Start by making the pastry: put the flour and salt into a bowl. Cut the butter into cubes and add to the flour. Rub the butter and flour between your fingers until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the egg and water and knead into a dough.
Shape the pastry into a disc, wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
After 2 hours, preheat the oven to 180°C fan.

Cut the Judd into bitesized pieces. Boil the broad beans in salted water for 4 minutes, drain and cool under a running cold tap. Pop the beans out of their skins, and discard the skins.

Prepare the custard: crack the eggs in a jug and mix with a fork. Add the cream, summer savoury and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Mix and set aside.

Grease a 30cm quiche tin. Unwrap the pastry disc and put on a floured surface. Roll out the pastry with a rolling pin, so that the pastry is slightly larger than the quiche tin. Lift the pastry into the tin and press it firmly against the rim to make it stick. Cut off any excess pastry.

Prick the pastry with a fork, then brush the entire surface with mustard. Distribute the Judd and the broad beans all over the pastry base, then pour the custard over and top with the grated cheese.

Bake the quiche in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.

Serve with a green salad.

* Smoked pork collar, which is traditionally served with potato puree and broad beans in a creamy summer savoury sauce. In Luxembourg, shops sell cooked and uncooked Judd. If you can’t get Judd where you are, you can buy boneless smoked gammon instead.

Alternative fillings:
– Bacon + peas + gruyère
– Leek + Goat’s Cheese
– Spinach + Feta
– Red onion, ruccola + blue cheese (fry the onion slices for 5 mins before adding to the quiche)
– Butternut squash or sweet potato + feta + rosemary (the squash needs to be roasted or steamed until al dente before adding to the quiche)
Indian lentil quiche

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