The French Slow Cooker

Plug it in and Cook with French Flair

“Id bet that if French cooks could get their hands on Michele Scicolones French Slow Cooker, which is filled with smart, practical, and convenient recipes, theyd never let it go.” — Dorie Greenspan, author of Around My French Table

With a slow cooker, even novices can turn out dishes that taste as though they came straight out of the kitchen of a French grandmère. Provençal vegetable soup. Red-wine braised beef with mushrooms. Chicken with forty cloves of garlic. Even bouillabaisse. With The French Slow Cooker, all of these are as simple as setting the timer and walking away. Michele Scicolone goes far beyond the usual slow-cooker standbys of soups and stews, with Slow-Cooked Salmon with Lemon and Green Olives, Crispy Duck Confit, and Spinach Soufflé. And for dessert, how about Ginger Crème Brûlée? With The French Slow Cooker, the results are always magnifique.

"In the introduction, Scicolone (The Italian Slow Cooker; The Sopranos Family Cookbook) describes the enormous effort — and number of dishes — involved in making traditional cassoulet. She compares that to the ease of preparing the same dish in a slow cooker, the aroma of which made her feel as if she had 'arrived at the farmhouse kitchen of the French grand-mére I never had.' She explains that 'with the help of a slow cooker, it's easy to make homey and inexpensive French food in any kitchen.' Of course there's a recipe for a cassoulet with pork, lamb, and beans; there are also such classic dishes as herbed roast chicken with garlic and shallots; bouillabaisse; Provencal beef stew with black olives; and bacon and gruyére pain perdu (and a few 'out of the pot' essentials, like a lentil salad with bacon. There are desserts, too: lemon pots de créme and a créme caramel. It's comfort food, to be sure, but the French accent elevates the level of sophistication well above that of typical slow cooker fare." Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Introduction  1

Why a Slow Cooker?  3

Choosing a Slow Cooker   5

Tips and Techniques   7

Slow Cooker Safety  11

The French Pantry   13

SOUPS  20

CHICKEN, TURKEY, AND DUCK   42

MEATS   76

SEAFOOD  118

SOUFFLÉS, QUICHES, AND OTHER EGG DISHES  132

VEGETABLES  150

LEGUMES AND GRAINS  170

DESSERTS   188

BASICS   215

Index   225