Favorite French recipes

real_484

hiya, went to the Languedoc region last week on a cheapo ryanair flight for a few days. The food was only smashing. Very rustic with some great fish dished and mind blowing desserts and don’t get me started on the wine.

I was looking for people’s favorites French recipes to bring back some happy memories back on this rainy day.

Blub2k4

Personally I like Cassoulet, dont have a recipe on me.
Confit of Duck rocks too.

joolsveer

I got this recipe for a chocolate dessert from a French friend. i haven't tried it yet but she says that some Irish friends loved it.

100g de chocolat noir, 3 œufs, 1 cuillère de sucre. On fait fondre le
chocolat, hors du feu on ajoute les jaunes d’œufs, on bat
les blancs en neige, on mélange délicatement et on met au
frais au moins trois heures.

My poor translation of the method is melt the chocolate over the heat and add the egg yolks, beat the egg whites until they form peaks. Fold in the egg whites carefully and chill the mixture for around three hours.

Blub2k4

joolsveer wrote:

I got this recipe for a chocolate dessert from a French friend. i haven't tried it yet but she says that some Irish friends loved it.

100g de chocolat noir, 3 œufs, 1 cuillère de sucre. On fait fondre le
chocolat, hors du feu on ajoute les jaunes d’œufs, on bat
les blancs en neige, on mélange délicatement et on met au
frais au moins trois heures.

And for the linguistically challenged that means.

100g of dark chocolate, 3 eggs, 1 spoon of sugar. Melt the chocolate, remove from heat add the egg yellows , beat the eggwhites until fluffy, fold the chocolate mix with the beaten egg whites and leave to cool for three hours.

I think that is all correct, long time since I had to use French.

joolsveer

my translation must have clashed timewise with yours Blub2k4.

joolsveer

Blanquette de veau recipe from my Parisienne friend.
to serve 3

You take 600g of veal shoulder
(épaule de veau) cut in cubic pieces (about 3 or 4 cm of
side), 500g of carrots, 250g of mushrooms and one onion;
you need also some butter, some flour, some aromatic herbs
(I put thyme and bay leaf), the juice of one lemon and ‘cornichons’, and
salt of course.
1- You put the meat in a large bowl and you cover it with
boiling water (don’t boil the meat, just pour boiling
water on and cover with a lid) and you leave it still 20
mn.
2- During this time, you peel your carrots and your onion,
you take off the roots of the mushrooms, you rinse and cut
all them in slices.
3- In a pressure cooker, you melt a piece of butter on
moderated fire, you put your meat and you turn it in the
butter, you sprinkle with 2 spúnóg mór of flour, and you
pour the water of the bowl upon all that. You turn well
until it thickens. You add the herbs, the salt, and then
the vegs. You close and you let cook 45 mn after the
turning of the valve.
4- You stop the fire and open your cooker. You add the
lemon juice and the ‘cornichons’ cut in little slices, and
you can serve. Some people add the yellow part of one egg,
it’s good too. Some other put two spúnóg mór of cream
instead of the lemon juice, you can try too if you want,
but it’s more heavy to digest.

lili

correct translation:)

if it happen to you to go in the lyon region. i recommand to test the legs frogs.
if you want to cook it by yourself (i assure that it's really good, don't be stopped by the strange food:D) it's easy to cook.
if you can't get fresh legs frogs, you can cook freezed frogs but it will be less tasty.

real_484

thanks guys, all helpful, a newbie so not quite sure the best way to answer multiple threads. IoI not sure if people are reading my thread as recipes in French or French recipes, but translations greatly appreciated.

have cooked a version of the chocolate mouse (thanks Blub24), used a toothpick to make little holes in it and added a little brandy after it has set to give it a little kick. Had cassoulet last time in French, a great a real winter dish. The veal looks great, well worth a try. Saw some frog legs in the local Asian shop beside the chicken feet, put me off a little.

lili

first time i ate frogs, i was a kid. so, i wasn't really enclined to test it. but after have tested it, i have been addicted.
i don't know though how the chineses cook the frogs.

Tree

take one croissant, cut open, fill w/ béchamel sauce and ham (thats a sorta cheesey creamy sauce) top w/ more sauce, ham and grated cheese, lash in th oven.... enjoy

i love french snack foods, not too gone on the main dishes.

and the desserts are fab, should have a recipe for egg custard flan somewhere but ive never mastered it (super sliceabley thick custard in a sweet pastry base, one of my fav desserts EVER!)

hillynicky

everything sounds delish! thanks!