It’s Bastille Day—and likewise Euro Summer season week right here at Food52—so we’re leaning all the best way in with a roundup of our favourite French recipes that can assist you fête such as you’re picnicking beneath the Eiffel Tower (or not less than pretending to at your eating desk).
From classics Julia Little one would positively approve of (hello, beef bourguignon and crème brûlée) to a couple breezier, “lazy woman” picks that depend on good butter, flaky pastry, and recent herbs, this lineup has one thing for each stage of ambition. There’s loads of cheese, a beneficiant quantity of wine, and a couple of dish with an egg on prime—simply because the French meant.
Whether or not you’re pouring a French 75, flipping madeleines, or throwing collectively a Niçoise-inspired salad, these recipes are your passport to a très délicieux celebration. As Julia Little one stated, “I believe cautious cooking is love, do not you?”
Bon appétit!
White Chocolate Pots de Crème with Raspberry Pink Peppercorn Sauce
Dan Chief’s 4-Hour Baguette
Julia Kid’s Beurre Blanc (White Butter Sauce)
Rooster Thighs Confit
Steak Frites With Sauce Verte
Basic Croissants
Canelés
Michel Guérard’s Sauce Vierge
Shaheen Peerbhai & Jennie Levitt’s Chilly-Oven Roast Rooster
Ham, Egg, & Gruyère Galette Complète
Madeleines
Steak au Poivre
Hervé This’ Chocolate Mousse
Eric Kayser’s Croque-Monsieur
French Lentil Salad
Caramelized Tomato Tarte Tatin
Low-Key Niçoise Salad
Frozen Honey Mousse
Jacques Pépin’s Criques (Crispy Potato Pancakes)
Pommes Aligot
Nouilles Alfredo
Pesto-Rubbed Rooster & Spring Greens en Papillote
Herbed Goat Cheese and Root Vegetable Galette
French Tapenade
Dorie Greenspan’s Prime Secret Chocolate Mousse
Eric Kayser’s Raspberry-Lime Macarons
David Lebovitz’s Cherry Clafoutis
Bouillabaisse
Mussels Escabeche Crostini with Sunchoke Purée
Ratatouille Galette
Pistachio and Honey Crème Brûlée
Straightforward Béarnaise Sauce
Instantaneous Pot Beef Bourguignon
Sheet Pan Coq Au Vin
Crème Caramel
Meyer Lemon Eclairs
Pistachio Cream Puffs
Maman’s Cheese Soufflé From Jacques Pépin
Souffl’omelet with Roasted Tomatoes & Whipped Ricotta
Pan Bagnat: Le French Tuna Salad Sandwich
Sherried Mushroom Clafoutis
Conventional French Cassoulet
Roasted Asparagus with Poached Egg and Lemon-Mustard Sauce
Maple Rosemary French Toast with Vanilla Crème Fraîche
Duck Meatballs à L’Orange
Mussels Dijonnaise
What French recipes are you excited to sort out?
