French Cooking Basics

french cooking basics: Learning to cook French food always starts by mastering a simple set of basic culinary techniques. in order to tackle French Cuisine it is absolutely vital to understand and master those basic French culinary skills before you can attempt making complex recipes.

Easy Puff Pastry

This is by far the easiest puff pastry recipe you will find anywhere. It takes less than an hour to be ready and can be used in all sorts of savoury puff pastry recipes. Once you try it you will never buy pre-made puff pastry again. INGREDIENTS 75 ml / 2.53 fl oz...

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June 28, 2021

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Steak tartare bocuse style

This Bocuse style steak Tartare Paul is one of the best Steak Tartare recipe I have tried in a long time . And If you like beef nothing beats a real home made steak tartare. The secret lies in mincing your own meat and using the right mix of herbs and condiments. In...

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June 1, 2021

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Sauce vierge (virgin sauce)

How to make a simple sauce Vierge – a great sauce for warmer days. It is a classic tomato based dressing filled with fresh herbs that will go perfectly with many dishes for the warmer days. It can be served cold or warm. This recipe was made famous by French chef Michel Guerard which was a big influence on nouvelle...

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May 18, 2021

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Braised Lamb Shanks

Braised lamb shanks with rosemary and port wine sauce. Learn to braise lamb shanks the easy way and serve them with a delicious rosemary and port wine sauce. We will explain the braising cooking method and how to use this cooking technique at home to make lots of delicious recipes. INGREDIENTS 1.2 kilos (roughly 2.5...

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March 9, 2021

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My simple cooking tips for beginners

Learning French cooking is always a bit daunting and one of the common question I get always from students is where should I start? the logical answer to that would be to start making simple recipes of course. But of course in French cooking nothing is ever straightforward and before...

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February 3, 2021

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Chicken Gaston Gerard

Chicken Gaston Gerard (also known as chicken Dijon) is a famous French chicken recipe dating back to the 1930s that celebrates cheese, white wine and Dijon mustard. It was created by accident (if we believe the story) by the wife of the mayor of Dijon during a dinner with the famous...

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November 22, 2020

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Crème Vichyssoise Glacée

The Crème Vichyssoise is an old classic cold soup of potato and leek made famous in America in the 1900s. It is similar to another soup called the potage parmentier, which is served hot. Potage Parmentier was named in memory of Antoine Augustin Parmentier, who promoted potatoes as a food to solve the famine...

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July 17, 2020

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Marengo Chicken Recipe for Napoleon

Many of you must have heard of Napoleon Bonaparte and perhaps also his victory over the Austrian army in Italy near the village of Marengo on the 14th of June 1800. But did you know that the recipe called the Poulet Marengo (Marengo chicken) was actually created as a celebration...

Stephane

November 16, 2018

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Escoffier – What’s so great about him?

Many of you may be familiar with the great (now defunct) French chef named : “Auguste Escoffier” often referred to as the father of French cooking. but what you are perhaps less familiar with is the reason why Escoffier is quite so highly regarded, and just how influential he was...

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September 19, 2018

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The French Pantry: essentials ingredients

French cooking basics

French pantry: Following My live session on YouTube where I talked about what are the essential ingredient you should be stocking in your pantry if you are a French food enthusiast. here is a list to get you started. This list of ingredients will allow you to prepare a wide...

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August 5, 2018

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