10 french croutes Recipes

vienna bread, garlic clove, halved, olive oil, rib eye grilling steak (or 2 x 8 oz striploin grilling steak), green peppercorns, cracked (or 2 tbsp cracked black peppercorns), red wine, beef stock, sweet red pepper, finely diced, shallot, finely diced (or 1 green onion, finely diced), butter, potatoes, peeled and cut into long strips like french fries, but thinner, vegetable oil, dried thyme, salt, pepper

extra-virgin olive oil, french bread, crusts removed, emmenthaler cheese (or gruyere)

simple puff pastry, unsalted organic butter, all-purpose flour, kosher salt, imported french brie, fig preserve, fresh thyme leaves, egg wash, egg yolks, water

whole garlic head, tomatoes, each cut into 4 wedges, crumbled goat cheese, thick) slices diagonally cut french bread baguette, toasted

unsalted butter, pearl onion, sliced thin, leeks, sliced thin (white and pale green parts), minced scallion (white parts , save the greens for the croutes), minced shallot, minced garlic, grated ginger, flour, chicken stock or 7 cups vegetable stock, dry vermouth, apple cider, french bread, soft mild goat cheese, snipped scallion top, black pepper

i have made this many times and the recipe comes from a french/belgium restaurant i worked in once again no written recipe , but i will try and explain how i did it., we bought the escargots (ok, snails) in a a 1 or 2 lb. tub, they came frozen and cleaned, no shells. we had shells we could stuff them in, if needed., i took a small pyrex ramekin and filled it half full of a clarified unsalted-butter, parsley and a small bit of garlic mixture. i put in 6 snails and covered the top with a puff pastry sheet. i would cut the pastry to fit the ramekin with a little hanging over the sides of the ramekin and coat with a egg wash (egg white and water) and made sure it sealed, use egg wash to make sure, pastry could shrink if not sealed good ., i put in a 425 degree oven and browned the pastry. i would make some kind of design on the pastry from a small cutters, before i browned it. i served this on a small white plate with a small paper doily on it. this dish we sold for $9.95 and sold a bunch nightly., a few sliced button mushrooms would be an option

softened butter, chopped parsley, chopped garlic, chopped lemon zest, french tomato sauce (or use your own ), cooked snails , if from a can please rinse thoroughly, salt and pepper, disk of puff pastry, egg, beaten

dried mushrooms, butter, shallots (peeled and chopped ), garlic cloves (peeled and finely chopped ), mushrooms, thinly sliced, chestnut mushrooms, thinly sliced, dry madeira wine, fresh thyme, vegetable stock ((1 1/2 pt), double cream ((1/4 pt), french bread, camembert cheese (sliced ), leaf from 2 sprigs thyme (to garnish )