French Cooking

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

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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Duck Breast with Green Peppercorn Sauce

Poultry dishes

Duck breast are the perfect choice If you are looking at cooking something different to go with a green peppercorn sauce. This uber delicious French recipe will take you through the steps of making a classic green peppercorn sauce “by the book”. which means no shortcuts and full flavours guaranteed....

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April 2, 2018

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Chicken with Morels and Sherry wine

Poultry dishes

Chicken with Morels and cream is a specialty recipe from the Franche-comte region. in this region most dishes are quite rich (hence the use of loads of cream) but also very tasty which I personally really like. Ingredients: 4 chicken breast or tighs (best quality you can find) 15g /...

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March 4, 2018

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Poached Leeks 2 ways

In this recipe we take a look at a classic French way on how to prepare leeks to be serve as a starter and served with a choice of 2 sauces. French dressing or Vinaigrette and a apple cider veloute. the main component of course here are the leeks. they...

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February 18, 2018

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Provencal tomatoes

Vegetables & Sides

Provencal tomatoes are delicious halved tomatoes filled with a mix of breadcrumbs garlic, parsley and olive oil. The provencal tomatoes are then broiled in the oven and serve as a side dish or appetizer. they pair nicely with grilled meat and fish. These stuffed tomatoes are very popular in the...

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February 7, 2018

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Safety in the kitchen what you should know.

French cooking basics

Why you need to remember the obvious How many times have you accidentally scalded yourself and what about those sharp knives, broken glass or plates that someone has left lying around? In a kitchen you have your safety to take care of and your family and friends as well. Prevention...

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January 4, 2018

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Coq Au Vin Recipe

Poultry dishes

Coq au vin recipe Coq au vin “rooster with wine” is a French dish of chicken braised with wine, lardons, mushrooms, and optionally garlic. A red Burgundy wine is typically used though many regions of France. Ingredients for 4 people: (based on 1 kg of chicken pieces) Cooking time 25...

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December 14, 2017

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How To Make and Eat French Crepes

Comfort food

How To Make and Eat French Crepes In France we all know and love Crepes and history tells us that the modern version of Crepes can be traced back as far as the 13th century somewhere in Brittany, so needless to say that a French cooking site without its French...

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November 28, 2017

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Braised Pork in Veloute sauce (Blanquette)

This one pot Braised Pork or French ragout (Blanquette) is the perfect autumn dish to try. Tender pork filet cooked in a voluptuous creamy veloute Sauce with pancetta, onions and carrot. A one pot dish that is relatively easy to make with a 1h 30 minutes cooking time. This recipe...

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November 27, 2017

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