Category: Recipes
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Crispy Confit Duck Legs with Garlic Potatoes
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes (plus 12 hours curing) Cook Time: 3 hours 15 minutes Total Time: 15 hours 40 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 duck legs (about 2.5 lb/1.1 kg), skin-on, bone-in 1 tbsp kosher salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves; 2 bay leaves (crumbled);…
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Classic Cassoulet with Duck Confit and Sausage
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus 12 hours bean soaking) Cook Time: 3 hours 45 minutes Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes (plus soaking) Quick Ingredients 1 lb dried white beans (Tarbais, cannellini, or great Northern) 1 tbsp kosher salt (for soaking) 4 duck confit legs 1 lb pork…
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Classic Croque-Monsieur with Béchamel and Gruyère
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 sandwiches (4 servings) Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Quick Ingredients 8 slices country bread, 1/2-inch thick (about 400 g) 4 tbsp (56 g) unsalted butter, divided 2 tbsp (16 g) all-purpose flour 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) whole milk, warmed 8 oz…
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Tuna Niçoise Salad with Jammy Eggs
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Quick Ingredients 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 3 tbsp red wine vinegar 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 small shallot, minced (2 tbsp) 2 tsp capers, minced (optional) 2 anchovy fillets, minced (optional) 1 lb small new…
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Classic Pot-au-Feu with Mustard Ravigote
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus optional 12 to 24 hours to soak marrow bones) Cook Time: 3 hours 30 minutes Total Time: 4 hours Quick Ingredients Beef: 1.5 lb bone-in short ribs, 1.5 lb beef shank, 1 lb beef chuck, 1 lb oxtail or beef knuckle Marrow bones:…
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Classic Vanilla Crème Brûlée with Caramelized Sugar
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings (six 4-ounce/120 ml ramekins) Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 4 hours 55 minutes (includes chilling) Quick Ingredients 2 cups (480 ml) heavy cream 5 large egg yolks 1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped (or 2 tsp pure…
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Classic Coquilles Saint-Jacques with White Wine Cream Sauce
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 appetizer servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 lb dry sea scallops (about 16–20), side muscles removed, patted dry Kosher salt and white or black pepper 1 tbsp olive oil 4 tbsp unsalted butter, divided 8 oz cremini mushrooms, thinly…
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Salade Lyonnaise with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 small heads frisée (about 8 cups, 300 g), torn 6 oz (170 g) thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/2-inch lardons 1 large shallot, finely minced 3 tbsp bacon drippings (reserved), 1 tbsp olive oil…
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Cheesy Gruyère Gougères (Savory Puff Pastry Bites)
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: About 32 bite-size gougères (8 appetizer servings) Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Quick Ingredients 1/2 cup (120 ml) water 1/2 cup (120 ml) whole milk 8 tbsp (113 g) unsalted butter 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1 cup (120 g) all-purpose flour 4 large…
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Crispy-Edged Pommes Boulangère with Thyme and Onions
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 2.2 lb (1 kg) Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, 1/8 in (3 mm) slices 2 large yellow onions (about 1 lb/450 g), thinly sliced 3 tbsp unsalted butter, plus 1 tbsp…
