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Individual Gruyère soufflés with a golden top and a soft, airy centre, made by folding firmly whipped egg whites through a warm Mornay sauce.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-14232 · Hand-built original
Cheesy French Onion Skillet White Beans is a French main course centred on white beans, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.
Main ingredient: white beans
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-4092 · Hand-built original
Individual stacks of thinly sliced potato layered in muffin tins with garlic cream, thyme and Gruyère, baked until tender and topped with more melted cheese.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-6396 · Hand-built original
Thin-sliced Yukon gold potatoes layered in a garlic, rosemary and thyme cheese sauce of cheddar and gruyere, baked until golden on top.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-10245 · Hand-built original
Recipe above video. This recipe has the same creamy pepper sauce with brandy and cream, just swapped for golden chicken. “Chicken au Poivre” is a perfect quick mid-week dinner with a French accent!
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1221 · Hand-built original
Thin chicken steaks seared until golden and finished in a creamy peppercorn sauce built on brandy and reduced beef stock.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14233 · Hand-built original
Chicken Cassoulet (French Chicken & Bean Casserole) is a French baking, chicken, dinner, mains. Ready in 60 min.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1222 · Hand-built original
A French-style chicken and cannellini bean casserole with bacon, carrot, wine and herbs, the chicken baked on top and a parsley panko crumb browned under the grill at the end.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14234 · Hand-built original
Chicken Chasseur is a French main. Ready in 60 min.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1223 · Hand-built original
Bone-in chicken thighs and drumsticks floured and browned, then braised with mushrooms and onions in a brandy, wine and tomato sauce finished with cold butter and tarragon.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14235 · Hand-built original
Chicken breasts rolled around ham and Swiss cheese, crumbed and baked, then served with a mustard cream sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-6426 · Hand-built original
A French creamy chicken stew of thighs and drumsticks simmered with mushrooms and onions in a white wine and cream sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-6434 · Hand-built original
A French take on chicken pot pie: a creamy chicken, carrot and pea filling under a golden topping of riced potatoes enriched with butter, egg yolks and cream.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13090 · Hand-built original
French braised chicken thighs with shallots, white wine, mustard, tarragon and cherry tomatoes.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-4056 · Hand-built original
Crisp choux buns filled with vanilla whipped cream are stacked and poured over with dark chocolate and pistachio sauces. Chopped pistachios scatter across the finished tower.
Main ingredient: milk
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-17994 · Hand-built original
Buttery laminated croissants wrapped around dark chocolate batons, baked until deep golden and crisp. A project bake that rewards the patience with shattering layers.
Main ingredient: milk
HB-13158 · Hand-built original
The best Chocolate Mousse recipe: Simple, easy-to-follow and sure to produce the thick, creamy results you and your guests will love.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-0264 · Hand-built original
A silky, rich chocolate mousse that just happens to be vegan!
Main ingredient: milk
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-2807 · Hand-built original
A flourless chocolate sponge rolled around whipped cream, light as a feather and naturally gluten free. Expect a few cracks as it rolls — they are part of its charm.
Main ingredient: good-quality dark chocolate
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-13176 · Hand-built original
Brioche rolls filled with chocolate-hazelnut spread, shaped, risen and baked until golden. They are soft, sweet and rich.
Main ingredient: chocolate-hazelnut spread
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites, coffee
HB-3961 · Hand-built original
Thin crêpes spread with chocolate-hazelnut spread and strawberries, folded into quarters and dusted with icing sugar.
Main ingredient: sifted
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-3688 · Hand-built original
This recipe features the most basic preparation of the French classic and suggests that at least four of the following Mediterranean fish must be included: scorpionfish, mullet gurnard, crayfish, monkfish, weever, white scorpion, and eel. Optional ingredients include clams, mussels, John Dory, slipper lobster, and shrimps. The stew is flavored with saffron, Provençal herbs, and orange zest.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-0619 · Hand-built original
Thin crêpes flavoured with orange zest, folded into triangles and warmed through in a buttery orange and lemon sauce with Grand Marnier, flamed at the table if you like.
Main ingredient: sifted
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-6576 · Hand-built original
Baguettes made with an overnight poolish for a crisp crust and open, airy crumb.
Main ingredient: flour
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-4349 · Hand-built original
A three-ingredient French chocolate mousse: melted dark chocolate folded with egg yolks and sugar-sweetened whipped egg whites, chilled until set.
Main ingredient: chocolate
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites, coffee
HB-6578 · Hand-built original
A blind-baked shortcrust tart filled with a sharp lemon cream, caramelised under the grill with icing sugar and served with goats' cheese cream.
Main ingredient: eggs
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-13231 · Hand-built original
Blanched asparagus spears chilled and dressed with a sharp mustard vinaigrette of shallot and vinegar, finished with chopped chives.
Main ingredient: asparagus
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites, soup
HB-6612 · Hand-built original
Thin slices of eggplant, tomato, squash and zucchini baked slowly over a smooth pepper and tomato piperade.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-4355 · Hand-built original
Coq au Vin is a French main courses built around chicken. It takes 2 h 15 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with roasted potatoes and rice pilaf.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-0673 · Hand-built original
Chicken pieces marinated and braised in red wine with bacon, mushrooms and pearl onions.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, tagliatelle, green beans, crusty bread
HB-4918 · Hand-built original
Chicken braised in white wine with bacon, mushrooms and shallots, served with honey-roasted carrots dressed in a mustard vinaigrette and scattered with hazelnuts. A white-wine take on the French classic, rich but bright.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13377 · Hand-built original
Poached chicken folded into a red wine, bacon, shallot and mushroom coq au vin sauce and baked under puff pastry in a deep pie dish.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-17516 · Hand-built original
Coquilles Saint-Jacques is a French appetiser, seafood, starter built around note.
Main ingredient: ¾ oz medium raw scallops
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-2840 · Hand-built original
Country Terrine - pork and pistachio is a French appetizer, party food, starter built around chicken. Ready in 3010 min.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-0690 · Hand-built original
A free-form tart of cauliflower slabs and sliced leek over pie crust with grated cheese, cream, and egg.
Main ingredient: cauliflower
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-6687 · Hand-built original
This is Papy's recipe for a creamy French salad dressing. Rather, it's bright and a bit tangy. Toss with leafy leaves for an instant French Salad, make Papy's lovely French Bistro Baby Gem Salad, or drizzle over steamed greens to make them instantly more delicious. It would also be fabulous for a pasta salad or potato salad! Makes 6½ Tbsp (just over 1/3 cup), enough to dress a side salad for 4 to 5 people.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-2858 · Hand-built original
Savoury vegetarian pancakes are great for brunch or lunch as they are super-cheap and easy to make. Bring a taste of Northern France to your kitchen with this marvellous mushroom pancake recipe! Each serving provides 512 kcal, 25g protein, 43g carbohydrates (of which 12g sugars), 26g fat (of which 14g saturates), 4g fibre and 1.7g salt.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-2860 · Hand-built original
A quick French-style mushroom sauce of button mushrooms, white wine and creme fraiche with parsley.
Main ingredient: mushroom
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-13446 · Hand-built original
Thin tender crepes folded in a flambeed orange butter sauce made with orange zest and Grand Marnier.
Main ingredient: flour
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites, coffee
HB-13464 · Hand-built original
Skin-on salmon fillets rest on a bright pea purée blended with mint, chives and lemon, finished with salad greens and pickled red onions.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-6772 · Hand-built original
Beef meatballs slow cooked in a caramelized onion and beef broth sauce with onion soup mix, topped with melted mozzarella or Swiss and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-8965 · Hand-built original
Beef chuck, bacon, wine, onions, mushrooms and potatoes slow-cooked until tender, with the sauce thickened at the end.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-4591 · Hand-built original
Laminated yeast dough folded around a butter block, shaped, proofed and baked into croissants.
Main ingredient: flour
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-4615 · Hand-built original
Croque madame is relocated to Cornwall via the choice of cheese and then given the French treatment. There’s also a very British secret ingredient that makes all the difference! This recipe makes a lot of yeast extract butter. It can be kept until the use by date on the packet of butter. You can also reduce the amount to make less, if you don't want to reserve it for later.
Main ingredient: ham
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-2876 · Hand-built original
Croque Monsieur (French hot ham and cheese sandwich) is a French breakfast, brunch, light lunch.
Main ingredient: ham
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-0755 · Hand-built original
Buckwheat crozet pasta baked in a creamy wine sauce under Roquefort and Reblochon, topped with garlic croutons and served with a lemon-dressed lettuce salad.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-18245 · Hand-built original
A vanilla custard sauce poured over fresh berries and served with whipped cream.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-4378 · Hand-built original
Crème brûlée is a fancy, popular French dessert recipe. With its rich, creamy vanilla-flavored custard and sweet, caramelly, crispy top, it's perfect for special occasions.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-0759 · Hand-built original
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