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Fren ch Cui sine

Fren ch Cui sine. Gaston December 14, 2011. What you will learn. History of different French dishes Advanced cooking techniques The ingredients to basic recipes. Chocolate mousse. Ingredients • 11 ounces of dark chocolate • 6 eggs

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Fren ch Cui sine

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  1. French Cuisine Gaston December 14, 2011

  2. What you will learn • History of different French dishes • Advanced cooking techniques • The ingredients to basic recipes

  3. Chocolatemousse • Ingredients • • 11 ounces of dark chocolate • • 6 eggs • • Just over 2 ounces butter (half salted, half unsalted) • • 1.7 ounces of sugar • • A pinch of salt

  4. History of the dish • Came from the Spanish to France in the 17th century. • Mousse- Foam • First recorded recipe was in New York in 1897. • Many different recipes. • Very simple to make. • Around for a long time.

  5. Coq au vin Ingredients • Ideally a rooster, or 1 or 2 chickens (1.5kg, 3.5 lb), cut into 8 pieces or more • 1/2 bottle of full-body Burgundy red wine • 6 bacon slices (5 oz), diced • 0.5 lb (250g) button mushrooms • A dozen small white onions • 2-3 cloves of garlic, mashed • 2 carrots, peeled and quartered • Sunflower oil, unsalted butter • Bouquet of herbs: 2 sprigs of thyme and 1 bay leaf, tied all together with string • Parsley • Salt and pepper

  6. HISTORY • Means Cock (Rooster) of the wine. • Made for poor people. Cheap to wait till the rooster was old. • Myth • Became popular in 1900’s, it was affordable.

  7. Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon white sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 eggs 2 cups milk 2 tablespoons butter, melted Crepes

  8. The word, like the pancake itself, is of French origin, deriving from the Latin crispa, meaning "curled. A national dish in France Came from Brittany History

  9. Truffles Ingredients 2/3 cup heavy cream 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped into very small pieces 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/3 cup premium cocoa

  10. History • Ganache- Cream and chocolate combined together till silky. • Name came from a mushroom found in France. • Myth

  11. Video

  12. Crème Brulee Ingredients 500ml (18fl oz) double cream 1 vanilla pod 100g (4oz) caster sugar (plus extra for the topping) 3 egg yolks 2 whole eggs

  13. History Crème Brûlée, French for "Burnt Cream". The earliest known reference was France in the 1691 release of Massialot's cookbook. The recipe is more popular in France than anywhere else, being a standard dessert offering in many French restaurants.

  14. Croissants • 3 Tbsp flour • 3 sticks butter (3/4 pound) of butter or margarine, equally divided and softened at room temperature • 4 cups all-purpose flour, approximately • 2 tsp salt • 2 Tbsp sugar • 2 packages dry yeast • 1/4 cup warm water • 1-1/2 cups milk, warmed to 80°F to 90°F (27°C to 32°C) • 1/2 cup half-and-half, warmed • 1 egg • 1 Tbsp water

  15. History • Well known as a staple of French cuisine. • There are several stories about how the croissant came to be.

  16. Sources http://www.extremechocolate.com/the-history-of-chocolate-mousse.html http://www.france-property-and-information.com/coq-au-vin.htm http://gourmet.lovetoknow.com/Creme_Brulee_History http://www.excusemyfrench.co.nz/a-little-crepe-history/ http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/chocolate-truffle-history.asp http://www.france-property-and-information.com/chocolate-mousse-au-chocolat.htm http://www.youtube.com/

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