France is famous for its gastronomy. But connoisseurs of French cuisine are equally aware that many classic recipes take a long time to make. No one has time to cook a meat bourguignon or coq au vin for 3 hours nowadays.
With busy work, family and friends schedules, no one wants to cook like, even on a weekend. And that’s where the Instant Pot comes in.
Instant pot recipes are an easy way to cook healthy meals at home. If you’re looking to add more fruits and vegetables to your diet, then the instant pot is a great way to do it. Everyone loves a good slow cooker recipe, but there’s something to be said for the time-saving nature of a pressure cooker recipe.
French food is all about balance and making sure you get all the different flavors of each ingredient in a dish, and the instant pot can achieve the same result in less than 1/2 of the time.
French cuisine, with its rich history, tradition and quality ingredients, is as diverse as it is delicious. With recipes including beef, chicken, pork, and even vegetarian options, there’s something for everyone.
Here are some traditional French recipes reinvented for a modern family, using the Instant Pot, using many ingredients from the classic pantry
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1. Beef Bourguignon
The traditional French beef stew made simple. Beef Bourguignon from Burgundy is the perfect recipe to prepare quickly in the Instant Pot. Classic and delicious. You can get the recipe for boeuf bourguignon here.
Garnish: Tagliatelle pasta, mashed potatoes, rice or baguette
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Wine: Vin de Bourgogne (red)
2. Cassoulet
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A French classic comes to the Instant Pot, with this easy cassoulet recipe that’s quick and delicious. A hearty weekday dinner with duck confit, sausages and white beans, this Occitania dish is much loved. You can get the cassoulet recipe here.
Garnish: Salad and a baguette
Wine: Reds such as Cahors or Bergerac; White wine like a Limoux or a Gaillac.
3. Coq au Vin
Legend has it that
Coq au Vin
dates back to the time when Julius Caesar and the Romans had invaded France. An old chicken that is slowly cooked in a chicken stew with wine sauce to soften it and highlight the flavors. You can get the Coq au vin recipe here.
Garnish: Tagliatelle pasta, mashed potatoes, rice or baguette
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Wine: dry Côtes du Rhone or a light Burgundy
. 4. Provençal chicken
Provençal chickenis a traditional recipe from Provence, in the south of France. With its distinctive use of local ingredients of herbs, tomatoes and olives, this French chicken stew will remind you of summer. You can get the recipe for Provencal chicken here.
Garnish: Tagliatelle pasta, mashed potatoes, rice or baguette
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Wine: Regional wines such as Côtes du Rhône or Côte de Provence
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is a vegetable stew from Nice, Provence, in southern France. It usually features a variety of local vegetables, such as eggplants, zucchini, peppers, and tomatoes. You can get the ratatouille recipe here.
Paired with: Ratatouille is usually served with baguette or steamed rice as a main course. But you can also serve it as a side dish with lamb chops, roast chicken or chipolata sausages.
Wine: Côtes de Provence or Vin de Corse
6. Creamy chicken blanquette
A creamy Instant Pot chicken recipe known as blanquette de poulet, a favorite of French cuisine. An easy meal to prepare, this dinner idea is one to love. You can get the chicken blanquette recipe here.
Garnish: Tagliatelle pasta, wild rice or mashed potatoes
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Wine: dry Muscadet of the Loire or a light white Burgundy
. 7. Rogail Saucisse
Rogail saucisseis an easy recipe, perfect for the instant pot. The dish is prepared “à la créole” with many sausages, spices and tomatoes. Just throw everything into the instant pot, and you’re done.
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recipe comes from La Réunion, which is a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean. Also known as the Rogail of sausages, this French main course is one that will delight the whole family. You can get the rogail saucisse prescription here.
Garnish: Rice, beans or potatoes
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Wine: Côtes de Provence or Beaujolais Nouveau
8. Bouillabaisse
de Marseille
Bouillabaisseis a traditional stew originating from the port city of Marseille. It was originally a stew made by fishermen, using bony rockfish from the bottom of their fishing nets, which they could not sell to restaurants or fish markets.
Today this delicate fish stew is considered haute cuisine. Adapted for the instant pot, we used white fish and seafood to remake this recipe for modern times. You can get Bouillabaisse’s recipe here.
Garnish: Country bread or baguette
Wine: Côtes de Provence rosé
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Carbonade Flamande
In northern France and Belgium, the classic dish for centuries has been Carbonade Flamande. Similar to Boeuf Bourguignon, it is called Stoofvlees in the Flemish language, and is also sometimes referred to as a Flemish stew.
Traditionally cooked slowly for hours in a rich and hearty meal, it is made with beef, onions, leek and dark beer instead of wine. You can get the recipe for carbonate flamande here.
Garnish: Tagliatelle pasta, mashed potatoes, rice or baguette
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Wine: Vin de Bourgogne (red) or Beaujolais with lower tannins so as not to compete with the stew
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. Pot au feu
Pot au feu is a traditional French dish that includes meat, vegetables and herbs, all cooked in a nutritious stew. The name “pot au feu” in French means “burning pot”, and as you can imagine, the recipe goes back centuries.
In the Middle Ages, it was an open flame in a large kitchen fireplace, slowly cooking meat and vegetables in a boil until it became a plentiful ragoût. These days, we don’t need an open flame as there is the instant pot. You can get the recipe for the classic pot of meat au feu here, as well as a chicken version.
Garnish: pilaf rice, tagliatelle pasta, mashed potatoes or baguette.
Wine: Vin de Bourgogne (red) or Beaujolais or Languedoc-Roussillon
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If you liked that, check out our other classic French recipes that are easy to prepare. Bon appétit y à bientôt!
