Michel Roux Jr`s delicious collection of French recipes for the modern home cook. Michel Roux Jr is one of the best-known & most loved French chefs in Britain. He runs the renowned two-Michelin star restaurant Le Gavroche in London, as well as a number of other restaurants, & has presented many popular food programmes on TV. In The French Revolution, Michel revisits the classic dishes from his traditional French upbringing, but takes a modern approach that adapts his favourite recipes to suit home cooks today who are looking for light, healthy & easy-to-make options. Gone are the very rich creamy sauces, heavy meat dishes & complicated cooking techniques, as Michel replaces these with recipes that delight the palate without threatening the waistline. For instance, a delicate pea tart with filo-like brik pastry, a new hollandaise sauce containig hardly any butter & lots of clever low-calorie dressings. Michel also features recipes that can be made in one pot for speed & convenience, such as the delicious Poulet Basquaise
- a fragrant, simple stew of chicken, peppers & spices. Other dishes can be put together from store cupboard ingredients for a quick mid-week supper
- such as Chickpea & harissa soup, to be served alongside one of his many simple salads, tempting vegetable dishes or speedy desserts. These are not restaurant dishes
- this is the food that Michel & his family cook & eat at home. In his beautiful new book, Michel brings the great cuisine of his native land into the 21st century
- truly a French food revolution!