French recipes
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Soufflé recipes
Cheddar and chive soufflé
This cheddar and chive soufflé makes an impressive main course for a light, elegant lunch. Serve with a green salad.
Potato recipes
Pommes anna with lemon and sage
Pommes anna is a French side dish of thinly sliced potatoes baked in layers with butter. It's similar to dauphinois but without the cream.
Favourite chicken recipes
Vinegar-braised chicken with herby polenta
Vinegar chicken is a classic dish from the French city of Lyon. Rich and creamy polenta balances out the sharp vinegar sauce perfectly.
Soup recipes
Best of the best French onion soup
Create the ultimate French onion soup with our masterclass recipe, featuring an umami-rich broth of homemade stock and slow-cooked onions.
Favourite chicken recipes
Chicken and choucroute garnie
Chicken is added to choucroute garnie – an Alsatian dish of sauerkraut with wine, salted meats and caraway – for a comforting one-pot dinner.
Baking recipes
Tarte Tropézienne
Tarte Tropézienne is essentially a giant cream bun made with brioche dough. The French bake filled with raspberry jam and crème légère.
Beef stew recipes
Beef short rib bourguignon
Beef bourguignon is a comforting stew from Burgundy. Create a great sauce by braising short ribs in wine before adding the traditional veg.
Chocolate orange recipes
Orangettes (chocolate candied orange peels)
Orangettes are crystallised strips of orange peel and dark chocolate. The French chocolates make the perfect after-dinner treat with coffee.
Patisserie recipes
Ravneet Gill’s mango and passion fruit choux buns
Ravneet Gill's choux buns filled with a mango, passionfruit and white chocolate ganache make a fabulous dessert to serve friends.
Biscuit recipes
Manon Lagrève’s palets bretons
Manon Lagrève shares her recipe for palets bretons. These golden, seriously buttery shortbread biscuits hail from Brittany in France.
French toast recipes
Cinnamon French toast
Making a quick flavoured butter packed with cinnamon’s gentle warmth really takes French toast up a notch – it’s a real weekend treat.
Cake recipes
Ravneet Gill’s strawberry and lemon verbena fraisier cake
A fraisier cake was among my earliest endeavours at culinary school. The simplicity and elegance of this cake are truly unmatched.
Patisserie recipes
Chocolate and chestnut macarons
Iconic French macarons come in many colours and flavours. Here, layers of chocolate sandwich a light, soft and creamy chestnut purée.
Duck recipes
Roast duck breast with honey, sesame, orange and celeriac
Thrumming with earthy autumnal sweetness, this roast duck recipe with celeriac and orange wedges has serious duck à l’orange undertones.
Brilliant blackberry recipes
Blackberry millefeuille
Blackberries take centre stage in this towering mille-feuille recipe. Coulis and fresh berries provide sweet-sharp contrast to the cream.
Honey recipes
Ravneet Gill’s honey and toasted rye parfait
You'll love Ravneet Gill’s honey parfait, which sees the frozen cream lightly sweetened with honey, and studded with crunchy breadcrumbs.
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