French Cooking

brush up your french cooking skills with or selection of recipes. easy to make and delicious to eat

Cervelle de canut

The cervelle de canut is a cheese specialty from Lyon (usually made by the cheese shops) made of fromage blanc en faisselle (similar to cottage cheese) mixed with creme fraiche and the addition of fresh herbs, garlic and shallots. To finish it off, it’s seasoned with salt, pepper, walnut oil...

Stephane

June 1, 2019

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How to make Poulet au vinaigre

Today we learn how to make the French bistro classic, poulet au vinaigre (creamy chicken in vinegar sauce). This is a classic recipe from city of Lyon which is known as the gastronomical capital of France. The dish consists of sauteed chicken cuts cooked in a sauce made with red...

Stephane

May 16, 2019

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How to make a garlic soup

This French garlic soup (velouté) is something you must try at least once in your life; it’s creamy, silky and flavorsome. Surprisingly, the garlic taste is not as strong as you would expect. On top of all this, it’s super healthy. According to some health pundits garlic soup is more...

Stephane

May 10, 2019

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Pan fried scallops with crème d’échalote (shallot cream sauce)

Seared scallops with crème d’échalote (shallot cream sauce) is a delicious and simple sauce. With a base of butter and cream blended with shallots, tarragon and wine reduction it’s very similar to beurre blanc. The crème d’échalote goes well with any white fish or, as shown in today’s recipe, with...

Stephane

May 3, 2019

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Mackerel escabeche

In this tutorial we learn how to make the warm marinade called escabèche and create a beautiful and tasty cold starter: Mackerel escabèche.This particular marinade is used to “cook” fish fillets and meats (although using meat with an escabeche marinade is not as common) using a wine and vinegar based...

Stephane

April 21, 2019

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Tagliatelle sauce foie gras

Sauces & Stocks

In this video tutorial you will learn how to make an authentic sauce foie gras (foie gras sauce). This delicious sauce is built on a base of reduced brown chicken stock and flavored with port and Madeira wine along with cream. Once the sauce base has been reduced, foie gras...

Stephane

April 12, 2019

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French Cooking Basics Video Tutorials

French cooking basics

Learn french cooking basics for free. I have just made a series of video tutorial that are dedicated to all the beginner cooks out there. My French cooking basics online course will take you through a series of videos (theory and practical demonstrations) that will help you get started with French cuisine....

Stephane

February 26, 2019

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French culinary terms with English translation

French cooking basics

This comprehensive list of French culinary terms will be very useful especially if you are following the French cooking basic online class posted on the channel. The list below represent the most commonly used French cooking terms used in French kitchens. Some will be very familiar while some other will...

Stephane

January 30, 2019

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Cookware essentials: what I found work best in my home kitchen

How to recipes

Cookware or more precisely pots and pans is always a difficult topic to treat and to know exactly what to buy for your kitchen can be even harder, especially when you are learning how to cook and want start to equip yourself with the best cookware. There are so many...

Stephane

January 27, 2019

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How to make Duck Leg Confit at Home

While it is made across France, the duck confit it is seen as a specialty of Gascony. The confit is prepared in a centuries-old process of preservation that consists of salt curing a piece of meat (generally goose, duck, or pork) and then cooking it in its own fat. In...

Stephane

December 7, 2018

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Classic Pot Au Feu Recipe

It is difficult to know when the name pot-au-feu first appeared and when its meaning changed to describe the dish instead of the pot in which it is cooked. While pot was used to describe the rounded pot to cook on the fire at least since the 11th century there...

Stephane

October 26, 2018

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Fish Filet With Dugléré Sauce

This classic French fish recipe was a creation of Adolphe Dugléré which was renowned French head chef working at the Cafe Anglais in 1866 which became the most famous Paris restaurant of the 19th century. Adolphe duglere is also the creator of many world renowned dishes such as the Pomme...

Stephane

October 19, 2018

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Trout Meuniere (with toasted almonds)

The trout Meuniere with almond ( truite aux amandes) is a classic french recipe that uses the Meuniere style of cooking, where The fish is first coated in flour then pan fried and served with lemon juice,butter and parsley. toward the end some toasted almonds are added to bring an...

Stephane

October 12, 2018

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How to make Beurre Blanc ( butter sauce)

Sauces & Stocks

The Beurre Blanc is an emulsion of half-salted butter and a reduction of white wine, vinegar and shallots. The white wine and vinegar are reduced by half with the gray shallots, then the butter is gently incorporated and whipped over very low heat (do not exceed the temperature of 65...

Stephane

September 27, 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...

FCA

September 19, 2018

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Pommes Dauphine (French potato puffs)

Vegetables & Sides

Pommes Dauphine are delicious bite-sized balls of mashed potato wrapped with choux pastry. When deep fried they puff into dumpling shapes. Biting into a Pommes Dauphine is a bit like biting into a feathery cloud and they make a perfect side to a chicken or steak dish. Ingredients to make...

FCA

September 14, 2018

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Crepes suzette and crepes Flambees

Sweets and Dessert

If you are into French crepes, there are 2 famous French crepes recipe that you need to know and try. the first one is the crepe suzette and the second one is the crepes flambe. However it is important to note that the crepe suzette is not what many people...

FCA

September 9, 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...

FCA

August 5, 2018

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Homestyle French family Roast Chicken

This simple roast chicken home recipe consist of an oven roasted free range chicken cooked, with a mix potatoes, onions, garlic and tomatoes. Simple ingredients but delicious French flavors. this is a recipe that I am personally doing very often for the weekend or just when I don’t what to bother...

FCA

August 5, 2018

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Ham cheese rolls ( Roulés au fromage)

The ham cheese rolls or Roulé au fromage has to be one of France’s most well known snack. This recipe is cheesy, indulgent, addictive and delicious, all at the same time. This typical French snack is made of hollow puff pastry rolls that are pre cooked, then filled with a cheesy...

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July 2, 2018

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Comfort food	Fish and seafood
French cooking basics	French cuisine history
Great French chefs	How to recipes
Meat dishes	Poultry dishes
Sauces & Stocks	Soups and consomme
Starters and salad	Subscriber's recipes
Sweets and Dessert	Vegetables & Sides
Wine articles and food pairing guides