Classic French Recipes

What food is France known for? Check out my collection of easy, authentic recipes – what the French cook at home and in restaurants around France. Many French popular dishes also have a delicious history: how or where the recipe was invented, or how a classic French dish was made famous by a chef. Recipe timings are the grand total (incl. chilling time) – most prep times are short.

cabbage parcel tied up with string

Mains - Meat • 2 hours

Stuffed Cabbage (Chou Farci)

caramel macarons sitting on baking paper

Teatime • 1 hour 25 minutes

Salted Caramel Macarons

glistening caramel apples

Desserts • 32 minutes

Tarte Tatin

Chickpea spread or French poichichade

Picnics • 12 hours 55 minutes

Provençal Garlic Chickpea Hummus(Poichichade)

baked cherry clafoutis dessert

Picnics • 50 minutes

Baked French Cherry Custard (Clafoutis aux Cerises)

watercress soup with macarons

Light Lunches • 45 minutes

French Watercress Soup (Soupe au Cresson)

individual ice cream with candied fruits on plate with lavender, apricot sauce and a macaron

Teatime • 45 minutes

No-Churn Candied Fruit Ice Cream (Glace Plombières)

picking up slice brioche breakfast

Arise, Sir Brioche

cracking into a passion fruit creme brulee with chocolate

Desserts • 1 hour 15 minutes

Passionfruit Milk Chocolate Crème Brûlée

sauce-beurre-blanc-smoked-tea-lapsang-souchong

Mains - Fish & Seafood • 55 minutes

Herb-Hugging John Dory Fish Crust (St Pierre à la Viennoise)

goat cheese salad topped with walnuts

Light Lunches • 35 minutes

Warm Goat Cheese Salad (salade de chèvre chaud)

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