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    Home • Recipes • Classic French Dishes

    Classic French Dishes

    • green asparagus spears baked in a roasting tin topped with toasted hazelnuts
      Oven-Roasted Asparagus
    • round pie dish with baked strawberries and almonds in a custard
      Strawberry Clafoutis with Almond Flour
    • stack of thin buckwheat crepes showing typical hole texture and dark colour of flour
      Buckwheat Crepes (Galettes de sarrasin)
    • glass dish of chocolate mousse with cherries
      French Dark Chocolate Mousse (Mousse au Chocolat)
    • French tart au citron showing a glossy, clean cut slice topped with finely grated lemon and lime zest
      Tarte au Citron (French Lemon Tart)
    • Slice of stuffed cabbage with pork in a poached liquid with carrot and turnip served in a big bowl, a rustic French dish
      Stuffed Cabbage (Chou Farci)
    • saint-germain cake, an almond tart with rum French speciality
      French Almond Cake (Le Saint-Germain)
    • Blanquette de veau, a creamy French veal stew, bubbling in a pot with carrots, mushrooms, pearl onions and topped with parsley
      French's Favourite Veal Stew (Blanquette de Veau Recipe)
    • large crock pot with French beef stew in red wine, known as Boeuf Bourguignon
      Le Boeuf Bourguignon: How to Make Burgundy Beef Stew like the French
    • oval dish with chicken in red wine and vegetables with a French baguette
      Traditional Coq au Vin (Chicken Casserole in Red Wine)
    • vibrant red tomato bubbling sauce with veal and vegetables in a crock pot
      Corsican Veal Stew with Red Peppers (Vitellu incu pivaroni)
    • a slice out of a golden leek pie to see inside the crust
      French Leek Pie (Flamiche) - A Classic Vegetarian Recipe
    • bright orange glazed carrots in butter and fresh parsley cooked Vichy style
      Vichy Carrots (French Glazed Carrots) Without Sugar
    • white chocolate mousse in a bowl with rose petals and love heart macaron
      White Chocolate Mousse with Rose
    • plate of dark caramelised cannelés de Bordeaux with red edible Begonia flowers
      Canelé Recipe (Cannelés de Bordeaux) - Without Beeswax
    • sweet pastry dough or pate sucree for a tart, pricking with a fork for even baking
      Pâte Sucrée - Sweet Pastry for Tarts
    • large apple cake showing moist inside with a slice removed, topped with a shiny glaze on a plate next to apples
      French Apple Cake - Joël Robuchon's Recipe
    • plate of sliced tender pork roast in a glossy cidre sauce cooked with potatoes and served with braised red cabbage
      Easy Pork Roast Recipe with Cider, Rosemary and Potatoes
    • large pot with braised red cabbage cooked in vinegar, apple, onion and spices
      German Red Cabbage Recipe (Chou rouge à la Flamande)
    • Champagne glass with a lemon cocktail at Harry's Bar Paris
      French 75 Cocktail Recipe (The Classic from Paris)
    • black pot with bubbling tomato and fish stew topped with chopped parsley
      French Monkfish Stew (Lotte à L'Américaine)
    • cauliflower cream soup topped with florets and parsley candlelit
      Cauliflower Cream Soup (Crème Dubarry)
    • upside down caramelised apple tart glistening on a glass plate
      Tarte Tatin Recipe
    • chestnut ice cream log filled with candied chestnuts, orange and topped with toasted meringue
      Ice Cream Yule Log (Bûche de Noël Glacée)
    • chocolate disks topped with dried fruits and nuts
      Mendiants (French Chocolate Disks)
    • soft scalloped potatoes in a gratin dish topped with crispy cheese
      Potato Gratin Savoyard (Without Cream)
    • gratin dish of sliced potato bake with autumn leaves
      Gratin Dauphinois (Creamy Potato Gratin)
    • dipping skewers of bread and cauliflower into a pot of cheese fondue
      French Cheese Fondue Savoyarde - and How to Serve it
    • pears sitting in an almond tart
      Pear Almond Tart (Tarte Bourdaloue)
    • golden bar shaped financier cakes
      Traditional French Financier Cakes (Financiers)
    • saute pan of fried green beans in garlic and breadcrumbs
      Sautéed Green Beans with Garlic - French Style
    • A ceramic bowl of a French cheese spread known as Cervelle de Canut made with cheese, cream, shallots and herbs - served with a baguette.
      Cheese Spread Recipe: Cervelle de Canut - Lyon's Fun Version of Brains
    • pyramid shaped coconut cookie with other bite-sized shapes on a plate
      Easy Coconut Macaroons (Without Condensed Milk)
    • layers of lasagna with cheese, spinach, tomato and mint
      Corsican Cheese Lasagna (A Lazy Cannelloni au Brocciu Recipe)
    • round thin tart topped with thinly sliced spiral of apples
      French Apple Tart with Puff Pastry (Tarte fine aux pommes)
    • French tuiles cookies made with almonds and rounded like tiles
      How to Make Tuiles - The Easiest French Almond Cookie
    • mint omelette
      Corsican Mint Omelette (Omelette à la Menthe)
    • bowl of chunky apple compote, with a spoonful showing the specks of vanilla in it
      Easy Apple Sauce Recipe (French Apple Compote)
    • French white porcelain bowl of leek and potato soup with a baguette and butter
      Leek and Potato Soup (potage Bonne Femme)
    • fudgy chocolate cake sliced open with chocolate macaron on top
      French Chocolate Cake (Fondant au Chocolat)
    • pouring béchamel into a sauce boat
      Béchamel Sauce Recipe
    • spoon into a runny centre dark chocolate cake
      Lava Cakes (Moelleux au Chocolat)

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