French recipes

Ah France – the nation that gave rise to gratins, soufflés, steak frites and the croque monsieur. There’s plenty to love about French cuisine, and here are some of the reasons we do.

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Beef short rib bourguignon

Beef stew recipes

Beef short rib bourguignon

Beef bourguignon is a comforting red wine stew from Burgundy in France and is one of the country’s most iconic...

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Orangettes (chocolate candied orange peels)

Chocolate orange recipes

Orangettes (chocolate candied orange peels)

If you’ve never made orangettes, they’re a fantastic gift for the Christmas season. They make a gorgeous after dinner snack,...

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Ravneet Gill’s mango and passion fruit choux buns

Patisserie recipes

Ravneet Gill’s mango and passion fruit choux buns

Ravneet Gill’s choux buns filled with a decadent mango, passionfruit and white chocolate ganache make a fabulous dessert to serve...

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Manon Lagrève’s palets bretons

Biscuit recipes

Manon Lagrève’s palets bretons

Manon Lagrève shares her recipe for palets bretons. These golden, buttery shortbreads hail from Brittany and are perfect the perfect...

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Cinnamon French toast

French toast recipes

Cinnamon French toast

There’s something instantly comforting about egg-soaked and sugar-dusted bread toasted until golden and crisp. Making a quick flavoured butter packed...

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Ravneet Gill’s strawberry and lemon verbena fraisier cake

Cake recipes

Ravneet Gill’s strawberry and lemon verbena fraisier cake

This gorgeous creation from Ravneet Gill is the ideal bake when strawberries are at their best. A light sponge is...

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Chocolate and chestnut macarons

Patisserie recipes

Chocolate and chestnut macarons

Iconic French macarons come in many colours and flavours. Here, layers of chocolate sandwich a light, soft and creamy chestnut...

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Roast duck breast with honey, sesame, orange and celeriac

Duck recipes

Roast duck breast with honey, sesame, orange and celeriac

Thrumming with earthy autumnal sweetness, this dish has serious duck à l’orange undertones. The celeriac – half made into a...

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Blackberry millefeuille

Brilliant blackberry recipes

Blackberry millefeuille

Millefeuille (which translates to ‘a thousand leaves’ thanks to all the layers of puff pastry) are all the rage right...

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Ravneet Gill’s honey and toasted rye parfait

Honey recipes

Ravneet Gill’s honey and toasted rye parfait

Not all frozen creams need to be churned – as the quintessentially French  parfait proves. Cookbook author and chef Ravneet...

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Butternut squash velouté with green curry foam

Squash recipes

Butternut squash velouté with green curry foam

There’s soup, and then there’s velouté – its silkier, richer counterpart. Chef Kerth Gumbs’ squash velouté shows how a handful...

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Macaronade Sétoise

Pork mince recipes

Macaronade Sétoise

Debora Robertson shares her recipe for Macaronade Sétoise, a hearty, meaty pasta dish from southern France. It’s made with steak,...

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Best of the best gratin dauphinois

Best of the best recipes

Best of the best gratin dauphinois

The side dish of dreams, the comfort food of the gods – gratin dauphinois is France’s creamy, beige gift to...

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Rosé poached pears

Pear recipes

Rosé poached pears

Cooking with rosé should be a more common practice! The wine is the perfect match for in-season pears in this...

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Manon Lagrève’s carrot cake

Carrot cake recipes

Manon Lagrève’s carrot cake

Manon Lagrève puts a French twist on a classic Anglo-American bake in this beautiful spiced carrot cake recipe. You can...

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Blue cheese gougères

Blue cheese recipes

Blue cheese gougères

Bake a batch of these blue cheese gougères and watch them get hoovered up by anyone within five metres of...

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