Desserts
Crème Brûlée
A vanilla custard so smooth it barely holds a spoon, under a sheet of caramel thin enough to crack with a tap. The…
4.9(3,688)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 3688 reviews
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Technique-led cooking, from braises to laminated pastry. 16 tested French recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.
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Dinner
Beef Bourguignon
Julia Child put this Burgundian beef stew on every home cook's bucket list, and it earns the effort: beef braised…
4.9(3,402)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 3402 reviews
Baking
Butter Croissants
Genuinely laminated croissants with a honeycomb interior and a shattering shell — 27 layers of butter folded into…
4.8(3,260)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 3260 reviews
Dinner
French Onion Soup
Forty-five minutes of patient caramelisation turns four pounds of onions into something meltingly sweet and mahogany…
4.8(2,941)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2941 reviews
Desserts
French Macarons
The Parisian macaron, with smooth domed shells, ruffled feet and a chewy centre. This uses the more forgiving French…
4.6(2,803)Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 2803 reviews
Lunch
Quiche Lorraine
The original quiche has no cheese in it, and once you taste this custard — barely set, heavy on cream, studded with…
4.8(2,417)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2417 reviews
Healthy
Provençal Ratatouille
The Provençal original, in which each vegetable is cooked separately before they are married — the only way to get…
4.7(2,288)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 2288 reviews
Dinner
Steak Frites
The bistro standard done properly: a hard-seared steak rested under herb butter, with twice-fried chips that stay…
4.8(2,166)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2166 reviews
Baking
French Baguette
A true baguette de tradition: four ingredients, a long cold ferment, and a crust that crackles audibly as it cools…
4.7(1,902)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 1902 reviews
Dinner
Coq au Vin
Chicken braised in red wine with lardons, mushrooms and pearl onions — the rustic cousin of bourguignon, and faster…
4.8(1,733)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 1733 reviews
Desserts
Apple Tarte Tatin
Apples caramelised in butter and sugar directly in the pan, covered with pastry and baked, then flipped to reveal a…
4.8(1,611)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 1611 reviews
Desserts
Chocolate Éclairs
Crisp choux shells, split and piped full of vanilla crème pâtissière, capped with a dark chocolate glaze that sets…
4.7(1,355)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 1355 reviews
Desserts
Chocolate Soufflé
A soufflé that rises two inches above the ramekin and stays up long enough to reach the table, with a molten centre…
4.7(1,244)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 1244 reviews
Lunch
Salade Niçoise
A composed salad, not a tossed one: each element dressed and arranged separately so every forkful is deliberate…
4.6(1,188)Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 1188 reviews
Dinner
Marseille Bouillabaisse
Marseille's great fisherman's stew: a saffron and fennel broth built from the bones and heads, poured over firm…
4.6(741)Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 741 reviews
Dinner
Cassoulet de Toulouse
The great slow-cooked bean casserole of southwest France: white beans, confit duck, sausage and pork built into…
4.6(612)Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 612 reviews