French Recipes
Other ingredients found in French food are garlic, onions, potatoes and turnips. French recipes also include fresh herbs. Rabbit and duck are often used in French recipes. And no French meal is complete without fresh French bread with its golden crust on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside. Finally, a French meal must finish with a rich French dessert. French Potato Casserole 20 small potatoes, peeled Wash and peel potatoes. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9" X 11" pan. Slice potatoes and stack slices across the pan until the pan is full. Place thin slices of garlic in between potatoes. In a bowl add cream, salt, pepper, and parsley and stir. Pour cream mixture over potatoes. Place pan in a preheated oven and bake at 300F degrees (150C) for about 1 hour. Potatoes should be tender. Remove from oven. Scoop out potatoes and serve with roast beef or lamb. 6 chicken thighs Heat saute pan and add oil. Add chicken (skin on) and brown on both sides. Add garlic and onions and stir. Add water, cover, andsimmer for 20 minutes. Add cream and cook for 5 more minutes. Add salt and pepper and tarragon leaves. In a sauce pan, add oil and cook peas and carrots, stirring until cooked. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve while hot. Quiche Lorraine was a rustic, rural pie made in Medieval Germany in an area the French later named, Lorraine. So the original quiche was actually a German pie! Quiche Lorraine 9 ounce prepared shortcrust pie pastry Roll out pastry. Use butter to grease bottom of a 9" pie pan. Line pan with pastry. Bake in a preheated 400F degree (220C) oven for about 10 minutes until the edge of the pastry is golden brown (base will should still be soft). Lower oven to 375F (190C) degrees. Fry bacon pieces in a small pan then drain on a paper towel. In a mixing bowl beat together eggs, cream, and spices. Add bacon pieces, stir, and pour into pie shell. Cut up small pieces of butter and arrange over top of mixture. Bake quiche in oven at 375F (190C) degrees for 30 minutes. Serve while hot.
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