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Showing posts with label french cooking. Show all posts
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An Amateur Chef’s Way To Fame

French cuisine is the first choice of many people who want to take up cooking classes. This is irrespective of their interests of becoming a chef or just wanting to learn how to cook French cuisine as a pastime and so these people opt to learn to cook all the pastry and culinary dishes that are native to France.

It is interesting to note that a great deal of residents of the United States and of all ages are becoming ore interested in learning French cooking techniques and dishes. Perhaps this is the very reason one will find a good deal of cooking classes popping up every where in the country offering to tech the very best of French recipes and cooking tactics. These French cooking classes are also being offered through the internet as well. One can sign up using their credit card and receive online tutorials at specific times everyday or through email. This beats attending formal classes every ay and also does away with the commuting and turns out to be much cheaper that the usual physical study class. But then there is the lack of personal supervision and you are left to learn most of the recipe by trial and error methods.

There are French Amateur Cooking Schools in the US and these schools are led mainly by an individual or a group of people who have honed their skills in the preparation of French cuisine. Some of these people running these schools are renowned chefs or are at least lending their names to the schools. It is always better to opt for a physical school rather that learn French cooking over the internet.

Most youngsters who venture their applications for French cooking classes do so with high hopes of growing into renowned French cuisine chefs. They want to be qualified enough to either run their own restaurants or get employment in the great French hotel kitchens in the US. This is not doubt a very glamorous career to pursue however, there is a lot of work involved and one has to be really good preparing the French dishes people are so used to eating.

French cooking schools in the US have coaching programs that are sure to make a French connoisseur cook out of you, provided you have the ability to grasp techniques that are alien to your style of cooking. Every day you will be adding to your knowledge of spices and the ways they need to be used in different dishes. You will also be learning very useful tips that will make your eyes pop at the very simplicity of the task that makes all the difference. The instructors of the French amateur cooking institutes in the US are well versed with all the techniques and tricks that chefs need to know and are only more than eager to pass their knowledge on to their students.

So if you love French food and are in the process of deciding on a career for yourself and you are considering becoming a chef , then you best join up for an amateurs French cooking course and then move on to a greater institution from where you will walk out a full fledged French chef – even if you are American!

French Cuisine Influenced By Egypt

People who taste the various recipes of French cuisine are sure to fall in love with French food and most people who love French food are quite surprised when they hear that French cooking is greatly influenced by Egyptian cooking. This is because French cooking has been influenced by Egyptian cooking to a great extent because of the trade that took place between the two nation's centuries ago. This can also be seen in Italian cooking where you will find plenty of orient influence in many of their recipes.

Napoleon Bonaparte who ruled France is a prominent figure who played an important role when it comes to introducing Egyptian influence in French cooking. It was he who encouraged this to a great extent. Napoleon Bonaparte tried to conquer Egypt as early as 1798 and it was this historical adventure that brought about the introduction of various Egyptian recipes in French cooking. There were 400 ships carrying nearly 34000 soldiers who were pressed into service to conquer the Port of Alexandria and other places in Egypt. But the whole operation proved to be a disaster but it ended up with many soldiers developing a taste for Egyptian food and bringing back recipes with them when they returned home.

An important influence of Egyptian cooking is the use of wine to soften meats and also to change the feel of vegetables. Many people think that it is part of French cuisine but actually wine has been in use by Egyptian and Mediterranean people in their cooking for many centuries. Bamya is a dish which consists of okra and meat made into stew. Though this is unique to the Egyptians it can also be found in French cuisine. Here is this recipe the okra's slimy texture needs to be removed and to do this the okra gets trimmed at its head which is conical in shape and the vegetable pieces are soaked in a mixture of vinegar and red wine for half an hour.

Fish is actually a major staple diet in Egypt and it is also found to a large extent in French cuisine. Most French cuisines contain at least a single dish made of fish. The Mediterranean Baked Fish is originally an Egyptian dish and it is quite a great favorite in France and is often referred to as "Poisson 'a la grecque " but the credit goes to the Greeks as having come up with this unique recipe than the Egyptians. But it has been clearly established that the original recipe comes from the kitchens of Egypt.

The various spices and cooking methods which are used for French cooking are mainly due to the Egyptian influence. France has many great recipes which are truly unique to its own culture but it can also be said that many of the famous French recipes have Egyptian influence.

French Cooking Recipes

I will share with you four simple but proven French cooking recipes for your enjoyment this is just very few of several hundreds of French recipes you can download online

Baked Tomatoes With Provençale Stuffing

4 Servings

Ingredients

4 md tomatoes - unpeeled,cored, pulp removed
1 T  olive oil
3/4 c  onions,Chopped
cloves garlic,minced
2 1/2 T  fresh parsley,Chopped
2 t  fresh basil,Chopped
1 1/2 t  fresh thyme,Chopped
1/2 t  salt
1/4 t  black pepper
3/4 c  bread crumbs
1/4 c  plus 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese

Heat the oven to 375F. Core tomatoes and scoop the insides out to leave whole shells. Heat skillet with oil to medium heat and saut onion and garlic for about 3 minutes. Stir in tomato, herbs and seasonings. Saut for about 4 minutes or until wetness evaporates. Remove from heat and stir in breadcrumbs and cup measure of the Parmesan cheese. Reserve the rest of the cheese for later. Stuff the tomatoes with the mixture and sprinkle evenly with the remaining measure of Parmesan cheese. Bake for about 15 minutes.

Blender Hollandaise (French Cooking Recipes)

10 Servings

Ingredients

egg yolks
1 1/2 T  lemon juice
1/4 t  salt
ds cayenne pepper (or white) o pepper
1 T  water,boiling
1/2 c  butter,hot but not brown

Put yolks, lemon juice and seasonings in blender. Heat butter and water separately, taking great care not to burn the butter. Blend egg mixture on high for about half a minute, then with blender still on high, add boiling water and half of the butter, very slowly and in a steady stream, then the rest of the butter can be added more quickly. The heat from the boiling water and the hot butter should cook the yolks and create a satin- smooth mixture. Serve immediately or keep warm in a bowl set in another bowl of hot water.

Yields: 1 1/4 cups

Brioches(French Cooking Recipes)

Ingredients

2 1/4 c  flour,Sifted
1/2 c  milk to lukewarm (or 105 to) Heated 115 de
1 pk active dry yeast
1 T  sugar
egg yolks whole egg
6 T  butter,melted and cooled

In a large mixing bowl, place flour.  Make a well in the center and pour in the 1/2 cup milk.  Sprinkle yeast and sugar over milk, stir, and let stand until foamy (about 5  minutes).  With 2 spoons stir together liquid and dry ingredients.  Cover with a tea towel and let stand in a warm place until mixture bubbles and rises slightly (about 25 minutes).

Mix in egg yolks and butter.  Add lukewarm milk, a little at a time, until a workable dough is formed.  With a wooden spoon, work dough until smooth and shiny, (5-10  minutes).  Cover with a tea towel and set in a warm place to rise until doubled in bulk (1 to 1 1/2 hours). Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Punch down dough.

With a teaspoon scoop out pieces of dough about the size of an egg and form them into balls.  Place balls well spaced on an ungreased baking sheet. Crack the whole egg into a small bowl and beat well; brush tops of balls. Let stand in a warm place 15 to 20 minutes, then brush with egg again. Place in oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees. Bake until golden (20 to 25 minutes). Let cool on a wire rack.

Cabbage Stuffed With Provençale Stuffing (French Cooking Recipes)

4 Servings

2 c  Provençale Stuffing,(see recipe)

8 lg green cabbage leaves

1/2 c  smoked Provolone,Grated cheese

1/2 c  dry white wine, water or broth

1 lg tomato,peeled and chopped

1/4 t  caraway seeds

Salt

Black pepper

Heat oven to 350F. Prepare Provenale Stuffing. Steam cabbage leaves for about 4 minutes. If you have trouble removing them from the head without cracking them, remove the core from the cabbage head and place the entire head in the steamer for 5 to 6 minutes. The leaves should come off easily now. Put about 3 1/2 tablespoons of stuffing at the base of each leaf and roll up the leaf. Pour wine or broth into a buttered baking dish, sprinkle tomato, caraway seeds into it and place the rolled cabbage leaves into the liquid so they can't roll open. Sprinkle the cabbages with a little salt and black pepper. Cover and bake for 15 minutes, uncover and bake for 10 minutes, sprinkle with Provolone cheese and bake another 5 minutes. Serve warm.

Learn French Cooking

The best chefs in the world are considered to be French as they look upon creating food as an art and aim to provide nothing less than a masterpiece that should come out of their kitchen doors. Thus, French chefs, famed for creating gastronomical delights with their varied styles and techniques, each school differing in the methods of preparing food depending on which of 26 French regions they belong to, are regarded as the top teachers of the influences of European cuisine. The different regions in France contribute to the flavors in French cooking; for example, Alsace, near Germany, is famous for its raisin cakes, sausages, salted pork, and high quality potatoes that are the basics for a hearty meal at all times, while the Alps brings in many different flavors of cheese.

French Cooking Recipes

Some of the best resources for easy and best French cooking recipes can be initiated from searching them in cookbooks, magazines and on the internet, which is home to hundreds of websites dedicated to cooking craft. Besides this, there is added scope for collecting the best French cooking recipes that are in circulation in friend's groups and people who have been using these throughout their lives to last your entire lifetime, if not beyond - should you need more! Plentiful options for healthy, balanced and tasty meals are what French cooking recipes aim to create for their chefs.

Always begin with one cuisine style or idea as trying to change a full menu all at once with fancy French cooking recipes may well jigger up your chances of getting it right. French cooking recipes typically call for buying seasonal, fresh foodstuffs after studying family tastes, which can be prepared innovatively to give a distinct taste - but without tiring out the cook!

Do ensure you take enough time to learn varied methods of cooking with a French style as these techniques are what make a good Chef; at times, there are options for enrolling in a home-study program or even signing up for a neighborhood French cooking class, so study these choices if open to you.

Some of these French cooking classes include The Walnut Grove, which maintains a strict number of student-count (4) assigned to each chef so there is a personal interaction involved and maximum attention can be given to the learners. The most important aspect of French cooking classes is that they stress on the use of only fresh ingredients as they believe these seasonal ingredients are smart to use since they release natural flavors, besides being great to prepare and present. This school abides by a certain dedication to letting students learn by doing rather.

The best French cooking schools are the ones that teach students a wide variety of skills and the ones that go beyond traditional French cuisine. Arpaia is a great example of that. The business woman was raised in a Greek home, yet didn't have the skills necessary to run a restaurant. After attending classes at the French Culinary Institute, she learned how the basics of food preparation and was able to use that in her future career.