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FRENCH RECIPIE IDEAS HERE PLEASE?

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mrsmerryberry · 22/03/2011 17:29

I want to cook some french dinners for my family for a change to the usual stuff I cook. Can anyone give me some ideas and recipies to go with them.

We do eat meat, but also love veggie food and it would need to be something that little ones would enjoy also.
many thanks.

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jaffacake79 · 22/03/2011 17:30

Ile Flottante is one of my favourites Grin

couldtryharder · 22/03/2011 18:18

coq au vin
beef borginion (sp?)
salad nicoise
duck confit
tartiflet (sp?)
an easy/cheats version of a cassoulet
an easy/cheats version of a bouillabaisse
pot au feu (sp?)

orienteerer · 22/03/2011 18:20

Ratatouille

mrsmerryberry · 23/03/2011 14:05

jaffacake, what is Ile Flottante?? How do you make it?

couldtryharder, what is pot au feu and how do you make it?
Thanks

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couldtryharder · 23/03/2011 14:49

pot au feu is a simple slightly deconstructed light stew of chicken, ham hock, beef, bacon sausage (any or all of these) and vegetables. It is cooked long and slow so that the meat falls off the bone, the vegetables are tender and the stock is well flavoured but light. Great spring dish I'd say. Lots of recipes online.

couldtryharder · 23/03/2011 14:54

This is a Gordon Ramsey one from Times Online for 6-8 people.

There are many variations of this classic dish, some of which have a whole capon cooked alongside the beef; others include bone marrow and Toulouse sausages. You can vary the combination of meat, but remember to use joints that require slow-cooking so you end up with a richly flavoured broth. Traditionally, the French would serve this rustic dish with lots of day-old bread to soak up the broth. I suggest that you do the same.

1kg silverside or brisket of beef, tied into a neat joint
1 smoked ham hock
1 onion, peeled and studded with 4 cloves
4 garlic cloves, skin on Bouquet garni (a bundle of bay leaf, thyme and parsley stalks tied together)
2 celery sticks, cut into large chunks
4 carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 turnips, peeled and cut into large chunks
2 potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks and parboiled
1/2 green cabbage, trimmed and cut into wedges
2 leeks, trimmed and white part cut into 3cm pieces

To Serve: Crusty bread such as pain de campagne; cornichons (pickled gherkins); capers; Dijon mustard and coarse sea salt

Method

1 Place the beef and ham hock into a large pan and fill with enough cold water to cover (about 2-3 litres). Bring to the boil and skim off the froth and scum that rise to the surface. Turn down the heat and keep skimming until the broth is clear. Add the onion, garlic, bouquet garni, celery and half the carrots. Season, cover, and poach the meat for 3-31?2 hours, skimming occasionally, until the meat is fork tender.

2 Lift the beef and ham hock out of the poaching liquid and cover with a piece of foil. Strain the poaching liquid into a pot and discard the solids.

3 Bring the liquid back to the boil. Add the rest of the carrots, the turnips and the potatoes to the pot and simmer for 5 minutes, then add the cabbage. Cook for another 5 minutes before adding the leeks. Simmer for a few more minutes until the vegetables are tender. Remove with a slotted spoon and strain the stock again.

4 Thickly slice the beef against the grain. Similarly, cut the ham into large pieces. Place the sliced meats in the centre of a platter and surround with the vegetables. Serve the hot broth in a tureen along with crusty bread and bowls of cornichons, capers, coarse sea salt and Dijon mustard.

MimieD · 23/03/2011 21:17

Tomato-mustard tart: puff pastry, thin layer of dijon mustard, grated gruyere, sliced tomatoes, 15 minutes in the oven

lalalonglegs · 23/03/2011 22:08

Onion soup

MmeLindt · 23/03/2011 22:10

Quiche - just made asparagus and salmon quiche tonight.

Tartiflette is delish - potatoes, cream, gruyere and reblochon with lardons.

Steak et frites :o

Daphinoise potatoes

winnybella · 23/03/2011 22:15

Steak tatare
blanquette de veau

mrsmerryberry · 28/03/2011 00:46

Thanks everyone for your french recipies, I google them to get the recipies. Couldtryharder, thanks for the recipie, this sounds absolutely delicious.

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TaffetaCat · 28/03/2011 17:34

I really love tarragon chicken. Either whole or jointed chicken, deglaze pan/tray with vermouth or white wine, add cream and chopped fresh tarragon. Deliciois in late Spring/early Summer with new pots and green beans.

Simple, classic French dish.

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