French cuisine

8 recipes

The recipes we actually cook.

French mains +4

Beef stew

This is our classic-style beef stew. I tend to make it as a base now, skipping the potatoes and more delicate vegetables, which are served alongside it.

Prep30m

Cook2–3h

Serves4–6

French breads

Baguettes

Baguettes are a crusty, airy bread, perfect for snacking, sandwiches, and with soup.

Prep2½h

Cook20m

French WTF +1

Beef stock

This is a rich stock that uses the bones left over when buying and breaking down whole cuts.

Prep20m

Cook~2h

French desserts

Crème brûlée

We had a craving for crème brûlée one day, and not having anywhere to go to have it, we decided to make it at home.

Prep20m

Cook40m

French mains +1

French onion soup

This is a simplified version of the classic French-cut, slowly caramelized onion soup. It blends methods from Serious Eats, Chef John, Andrew Rea, Joshua Weissman, and others.

Cook2h

French mains +1

Potato, leek, and mushroom soup

For the 2021 Christmas season, we made a variety of soups. This one was one of them, and it combines two of our favourite soups into one: potato-leek, and mushroom-cream. It’s based roughly on Serious Eats’ and Chef John’s take on the dish.

French mains +1