Questions tagged [french-cuisine]
Questions with this tag should be about traditional ingredients, preparations or dishes from France - such as macarons, cordon bleu or foie gras. Questions about ingredients common to French-style cooking, but which aren't about a specific French dish, should not use this tag.
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julia child pot au feu recipe
For Julia Child's Pot au Feu recipe in MTAFC, the final instruction is to separate the vegetables, meat and stock, and "pass the stock along" with any of a list of optional sauces.
Is the ...
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Help Trying to Achieve a Specific Baguette Scoring Pattern
I freely admit this belongs in the category of obsession, but there is a specific look I always want to achieve for my baguettes and sometimes I get it, but I have a hard time reproducing it.
Here is ...
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Do I need a wooden spoon to make proper Pate a Choux?
I have a lot of silicon spatulas at home, and I was told I needed to buy a wooden spoon or spatula to make pate a choux the correct way. I watched a couple of Bon appetite cooking videos, and the ...
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What veggies give the best results in a mirepoix?
I want to make consomme. I think I have the general theory down. Im just wondering what veggies works best in the mirepoix, and in what way they should be chopped?
I wonder if the French tradition ...
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escoffier : Mackerel Anglaise
One of the poached fish recipe's in Ma Cuisine is Mackerel Anglaise, it's one of those two sentence recipes. My english translation is:
English Mackerel:
Cut the mackerel in sections and poach in ...
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What's the French equivalent of Italian "panna da cucina"?
I've been living in France for a while yet have been unable to find something similar to Italian panna for pasta use. Does anyone know if such thing exists in here?
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Do French/International chefs really use/talk about Fahrenheit instead of Celsius degrees?
Example: https://youtu.be/lVcTvHTn6Dw?t=325
This chef is very French, yet he talks about Fahrenheit. In France, which is in Europe, surely they use Celsius? He seems to "think" in American ...
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What is the functional purpose of straining out shallots from a Beurre Rouge (Red Butter Sauce)?
Curious as to the reasoning behind why the French favor straining out shallots. Specifically I'm wondering if this is a purely textural thing, or if leaving in the shallots causes the sauce to have ...
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What will happen if I make a parisian flan with all 1% milk instead of whole milk and heavy cream?
All the recipes I've seen for parisian flans use a combination of whole milk and heavy cream. What will happen if I only use 1% milk? Will it affect just the taste and a little bit of texture or will ...
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Boeuf a la ficelle - cooked in bouillon?
I'm looking to make boeuf a la ficelle as part of Christmas dinner this year, but am struggling to find a consensus on the execution.
In the Les Halles Cookbook the recipe says to add the beef to ...
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French culinary terminology for dicing vegetables
The French language has many specific words for cooking. What is the term used for food which is diced into tiny pieces?
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Are recipes for Antonin Carême's original mother sauces available?
Did Carême publish actual recipes for his mother sauces?
I'm not looking for recipe suggestions, or Escoffier's revisions, or anyone else's revisions. There are numerous recipe suggestions available ...
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What are "cheese Parmentiers"?
From Clarissa Dickson Wright's A History of English Food (2012):
[In the 1920s, British] hostesses also started to serve canapés: little cheese Parmentiers, asparagus rolled in thin brown bread and ...
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What is this sauce-making technique called?
My mother was not the best cook, well she cooked because she needed to, but I don't think she ever enjoyed it. One of the things she did was if she was making sauce, is to take a spoonful of margarine ...
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Shaping baguettes using three folds vs. rolling it up?
What's the idea behind the standard French technique of three folds to shape a baguette where you fold it in from top and bottom and then the whole thing over, sealing it with the heel of the hand? ...
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Exact difference between demi glace and bordelaise?
This feels like a stupid question, but I've spend a fair bit of time reading about this without finding an answer...
I'm trying to understand the French mother sauces and their derived sauces. I am ...
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Croissant baking temperature
The short story - cant get the temp in the oven right. It gets too brown, if I lower the temperature it is not cooked and the internal structure is not as good as it should be.
The long story - so far ...
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Is there a Welsh recipe called cacan menyn?
In the Wikipedia article about the Breton delicacy Kouign-amann, there is the following statement:
The Welsh equivalent is the etymologically identical cacan menyn, literally 'cake (of) butter'.
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What does flushing mussels in water with flour do?
On Serious Eats, I read the following comment under a recipe:
Why not flush before cooking? The correct spelling and translation, meuniere, means mussels a le miller’s wife. Because they add a bit ...
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U.S. Equivalent of French T80 for Sourdough Pain de Campagne
I'm a home sourdough baker in the U.S. and want to try a recipe that calls for the French T80 flour. Some questions:
- I have read T80 described as half whole wheat/half bread flour, and also as all ...
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Can I utilise a baking stone to make crepes?
If I will heat the stone in the oven, will it retain heat long sufficiently once out of the oven to make a few crepes? Will the dough not stick to the stone and will it distribute uniformly or it will ...
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French soup cheese
Growing up, I got to visit France quite a bit. One thing I remember eating quite a lot was fish soup (or soupe de poisson), and it was customary to add a grated cheese to it which would melt partially,...
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Escoffier's four types of chicken
I'm learning french and thought I would check out the master himself, auguste escoffier, and I bought "Ma Cuisine" on my kindle. In looking at the poultry section, he identifies four types of chicken.
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Why are croissants brushed twice with egg glaze?
What is it about croissants that requires two coats of egg glaze? All the recipes for brioche buns for example just require one coat before baking. With croissants all the recipes require a coat ...
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How can I bake Cannelés more evenely with a big silicon pan?
I purchased this cannelés pan which lets me cooks a whopping 77 mini cannelés at once.
I have tried it multiple times, with multiple recipes but no matter what I try, I have this result:
The outer ...
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Îles flottantes vs. oeufs à la neige
Long ago, I ate at someone's house and was served pieces of meringue on chilled crème anglaise.* The hostess called it îles flottantes, but I have since heard it called oeufs à la neige. Meanwhile, I'...
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What way to incorporate sugar into dough for millefeuille is better?
Choosing from two alternatives: separating layers of dough with layers of icing sugar and making dough with a solution of sugar. If the latter option is preferable or no less good than the former one, ...
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Why some dough recipes needs more kneading and others not? [closed]
I have 2 croissant recipes from 5 stars chef.
The first recipe is for Pierre Herme:
1 Tbsp (12 g) active dry yeast
7 Tbsp (100 g) whole milk, warmed to 68°F
2 cups (500 g) all-purpose flour
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Best way to cheat at hollandaise?
While I've been making it for years, hollandaise remains a fussy, error-prone sauce where the slightest error in technique, measurement, or timing results in an oily mess and a huge waste of expensive ...
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Olives in French Beef Stew
What is the use of the olives in this recipe: https://www.diningandcooking.com/38945/french-beef-stew-with-red-wine-garlic-mashed-potatoes/
In the stew, the meat gets marinated in wine and herbs, ...
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How do you make a kosher substitute for Beurre manié to serve with meat? [duplicate]
Sometimes the recipe calls for Beurre manié but it includes meat as well. What is a kosher substitute for Beurre manié?
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A book about croissants/viennoiserie
I am looking for a book which concentrates on croissants. I already have some recipes and other books which either present them or delve a little bit into them.
I am looking for a more deep ...
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Are all slugs edible?
I've heard about people eating escargot, but are slugs just as edible?
I live in MN USA, and came across some all tan ones, but had no camera at the time.
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Is onion good with leek?
I have onions and leek and I want to sautee the two together. Can I use both?
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Julia Child beef bourguignon question
In Mastering the Art of French Cooking, for the beef bourguignon recipe, there is an instruction towards the end I'm not sure if I'm understanding.
After the meat is cooked, you pass the sauce thru ...
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What is the difference between normal salt and salt of guérande?
What is the difference between the salt of guérande sel de guérande and normal salt ?
I have a truffle flavored sel de guérande, which have nearly the same taste of normal salt if it doesn't contain ...
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Why my croissant dough are always having butter going out during folding
Every time I make croissant. While I am folding the dough with a simple or double turn, I start to see the butter going outside of the dough and stick to the working surface.
Usually I make pierre ...
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Langouste and Langoustine, what's the difference?
In France, you often see both "langouste" and "langoustine" used to describe edible orange crustaceans. What is the difference between the two?
Both look the same to me, are they different species? ...
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Do you need a stock for carbonade flamande
So there is this amazing Belgian/French dish called carbonade flamande and as I browse recipes I see one major difference in them: some recipes use (beef) stock while others don't (but then they have ...
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Where can I get Melfor vinegar in Spain? Or can someone suggest a good substitute?
It's a low-acid vinegar from the Alsace region of France, made with spirit (alcohol) vinegar and honey, and infused with herbs. There is a version of it available on Amazon.
I can't find anywhere to ...
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Water content in beignet dough
When I add the indicated amount of water to my beignet recipe, I end up with humid flour: not enough moisture to form a dough of any kind. It seems apparent to me some minor adjustment to the water is ...
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Could you cook Chicken Galantine in stock?
All the recipes I have seen for a Galantine just cooks the prepared chicken in an oven pan. What would you generally expect from the Galantine if it was cooked in chicken or vegetable stock?
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Is a rillette typically cooked in fat?
I want to know if you have cooked your pork to the point where you can 'pull' it can you further cook the rillette in fat / lard in a similar way to what a confit is done or is the fat just poured ...
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Beurre Blanc and Beurre Monte difference
I know that beurre blanc is made with shallots, an acid and butter, while beurre monte is made by just whisking butter in a bit if boiling water.
However, I cannot find a source explaining the ...
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Substitute for Cornichons
I know that cornichons are a type of pickled gherkin. None of the grocery stores in my area carry them. Would the best substitute be miniature dill pickles, miniature sweet pickles, or something ...
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Why did my Creme Brulee end up with lots of oil?
I used a youtube recipe for passion fruit creme brulee. I followed the ingredients and the steps and my creme brulee ended with lots of oil on top of it.
Why did this happen?
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My burnt sugar ...
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French equivalent of brisket
I live in France and would like to know what cut of veal is equivalent to American brisket.
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What is the difference between making French baguettes and US style baguettes?
I have noticed that there is a large difference between French baguettes with chewy crust and consistent airy and chewy inside.
Baguettes in the US are a different type. I am referring to the ones I ...
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Spring onion (green onion/scallion) in coq au vin?
I recently ran into an Australian recipe for coq au vin that called for "spring onions", which (in Australia) refers unambiguously to what the French call cébette:
Oddly, the recipe calls for 800g of ...
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Making a pocket-type french omelette without the curd sticking to the pan?
I'm trying to make the pocket/rugby-ball shaped type of omelette, basically the second omelette in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s10etP1p2bU . I want it to be runny on the inside and ...