Dave And Janis Murray's Mexican Quiche
- Pastry for a one-crust pie (see recipe)
- 14 shrimp, about 1/2 pound, shelled and deveined
- 1 4-ounce can green chilies, preferably chopped, about 1/2 cup
- 1 cup grated cheese, preferably half Colby and half Monterey Jack
- 3/4 cup light cream
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 13 cup chopped chives
- Salt to taste, if desired
- 13 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons bottled taco sauce or tomato and Serrano chile sauce
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Line a nine- or 10-inch pie plate with the pastry.
- Bring enough water to the boil to cover the shrimp when they are added.
- Add the shrimp and cook two minutes.
- Drain.
- Chop eight of the shrimp into small pieces.
- Keep the remaining shrimp whole and set aside.
- Scatter the chopped shrimp over the bottom of the pastry.
- Cover the shrimp with layers of chopped green chilies and the grated cheese.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the cream, eggs, chives and salt and beat to blend.
- Pour the mixture into the pie shell.
- Place the dish in the oven and bake 15 minutes.
- Reduce the oven heat to 300 degrees and continue baking 35 minutes or until the filling is set.
- Remove the pie from the oven and let rest 15 minutes.
- Spoon six dollops of sour cream in a circle about halfway between the center of the pie and the crust.
- Dip each of the remaining shrimp in the taco sauce or tomato and Serrano chile sauce and arrange one shrimp on each dollop of sour cream.
- Cut into six wedges and serve warm.
pastry, shrimp, green chilies, grated cheese, light cream, eggs, chives, salt, sour cream, taco sauce
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11029 (may not work)