French recipes
25 free French recipes you can cook, share and keep, including Boeuf Bourguignon, Cherry Clafoutis and Chicken Provençal. Every recipe shows where it came from and its license. Save one to Yoribang to get your own copy: change the servings and the amounts follow, add your own notes, and build a shopping list.
Boeuf Bourguignon
Beef slowly stewed in red wine with bacon, mushrooms, and onions. A Burgundy classic.
Dinner3 hr 30 min
Cherry Clafoutis
A rustic baked custard, somewhere between a pancake and a flan, filled with cherries.
Dessert55 min
Chicken Provençal
Chicken roasted with tomatoes, olives, garlic, and herbes de Provence.
Dinner1 hr 5 min
Chocolate Mousse
A light, airy chocolate mousse made without raw eggs, just chocolate and whipped cream.
Dessert25 min
Coq au Vin
Chicken braised in red wine with bacon, mushrooms, and pearl onions until the sauce is dark and silky.
Dinner2 hr
Crème Brûlée
A silky vanilla custard with a thin, crackling layer of caramelized sugar.
Dessert1 hr
Croque Monsieur
A hot ham and Gruyère sandwich with a creamy béchamel on top, broiled until bubbly.
Lunch30 min
Dijon Vinaigrette
The everyday French salad dressing, made in a jar in two minutes.
Sauce5 min
French Crêpes
Thin, tender pancakes for sweet or savory fillings. Use lemon and sugar, jam, or ham and cheese.
Breakfast1 hr
French Lentil Salad
Green lentils tossed with Dijon vinaigrette, carrot, shallot, and herbs. Good warm or cold.
Salad40 min
French Onion Soup
Deeply caramelized onions in beef broth, topped with toasted bread and melted Gruyère.
Soup1 hr 30 min
Gougères
Light, cheesy choux puffs. A Burgundy appetizer to serve with wine.
Appetizer55 min
Gratin Dauphinois
Thin sliced potatoes baked in garlicky cream until tender and golden on top.
Side dish1 hr 35 min
Madeleines
Small, shell-shaped sponge cakes with a golden edge and a little bump on the back.
Baking32 min
Moules Marinières
Mussels steamed in white wine, garlic, and shallots, served with crusty bread to mop up the broth.
Dinner25 min
Pain Perdu (French Toast)
Thick slices of day-old bread soaked in vanilla custard and fried in butter.
Breakfast25 min
Pommes Purée
Silky French mashed potatoes made with plenty of butter and warm milk.
Side dish35 min
Potage Parmentier
A smooth, creamy leek and potato soup. Simple, comforting, and endlessly useful.
Soup45 min
Quiche Lorraine
A buttery crust filled with a creamy egg custard, bacon, and Gruyère.
Dinner1 hr 20 min
Ratatouille
A Provençal vegetable stew of eggplant, zucchini, peppers, and tomatoes in olive oil.
Dinner1 hr 20 min
Salade Niçoise
A composed salad of tuna, green beans, potatoes, eggs, tomatoes, and olives with a mustard vinaigrette.
Salad40 min
Salmon en Papillote
Salmon baked in a parchment packet with lemon, herbs, and vegetables. Easy cleanup.
Dinner30 min
Sole Meunière
Delicate fish dusted in flour, pan-fried in butter, and finished with lemon and parsley.
Dinner20 min
Steak Frites
Pan-seared steak with a butter and herb topping, served with crisp French fries.
Dinner40 min
Tarte Tatin
An upside-down apple tart with deeply caramelized apples under a buttery pastry.
Dessert1 hr 20 min
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