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Cod Filet Sauce Meunière
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fish meuniere - chez nicolas
Cod Filet Sauce Meunière
First on the list because I believe it is one of the absolute essential of french cuisine, It's very fun to prepare and I guarantee it will impress your friends.
A Julia Child favorite (you will find that we particularly love that woman here), Cod Filet Sauce Meunière highlights the simple flavors of fresh fish, butter, lemon and parsley. Clarified butterClaryfing butter is the process of melting the butter and skimming the milk solids which cause the browning to happen faster, also it evaporates the water in butter and allow higher frying temperature, which takes a few extra minutes to prepare, can take on heat without browning, making it ideal for pan-frying fish.
side dish Side dish: Asparagus or Basmati rice
preparation time Preparation time: 30 minutes - see our video recipe
For 1 person
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40,00€
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onion soupe - chez nicolas
Soupe à l'Onion (Onion Soup)
Did I mention Julia Child before? Yes, I did! what brought me to her in the first place is her fabulous Onion Soup recipe (link here). What makes Onion Soup incredible, it's the seemingly simple and precise steps involved. It is quite frankly impossible to fail. Onion, Beef Stock, Butter, Cheese, Toasted Bread and more Butter. What's not to love. You can choose the vegetarian option in the cart (vegetable stock instead of beef stock).
side dish Side dish: A nice glass of Bourgogne, only a suggestion ;)
preparation time Preparation time: 60 minutes - see our video recipe
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30,00€
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Entrecote sauve au vin - chez nicolas
Entrecôte Sauce au Vin
Well, there it is les amis. This recipe integrates the most traditional techniques of french cooking with the one thing France is famous for (it was impossible to render a decent taste using bolts from the eiffel tower). Sweating shallotsSweating is the gentle heating of the shallots in butter, with regular stirring. It allows the shallots to soak in the butter while loosing theit liquid, wich produce stronger flavor., reducing wineReduction is the process of thickening and intensifying the flavor of a liquid mixture like wine by simmering it, here it evaporate the alcohol and the water, leaving the rich taste of the wine. and then reducing some more... Laurels, Thyme and Pepper all coming together in the reductions for a rich and delicious sauce. Oh... yes the entrecote as well :)
It takes some time for the sauce to come together, but it can be started well before the meat and need very little attention. So sip on a Bourgogne or Bordeaux while the magic happens.
side dish Side dish: Asparagus or Green beans or Potatoes à la Lyonaise
preparation time Preparation time: 60 minutes - see our video recipe
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40,00€
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Coq au Vin - chez nicolas
Coq au Vin
Another favorite of Julia Child and most french moms is the Boeuf Bourguignon. The reason being is that it elevate the simple cooked in wine stew method to something close to an art form, and unlike Monet or Basquiat you will need no special talent or education to master it. What I love about the recipe is that it takes time, but you are never really rushed, so you can enjoyed a glass of wine with your friends while all the flavours come together effortlessly. Just start early or you will be eating quite late.
So what is in the Boeuf Bourguignon, well: Beef (you guessed that one), Carrots, Lardons, Onion, Garlic, Beef Stock, Tomato paste, Herbs (Thyme, Parsley, Bay leaves) and Champignons... oh, and Wine :) Yes that is a lot and it is intimidating but follow the recipe both video and printed-out in the box and you will be amazed how easy it becomes.
side dish Side dish: Boiled Potatoes or Tagliatelle
preparation time Preparation time: 180 minutes (yes...) - see our video recipe
For 1 person
For 2 persons
For 4 persons
40,00€
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crepes marlette - chez nicolas
Crêpes Maison Marlette (Bio)
Nothing better than to flip crepes on a sunday morning, right? With this organic Crepes baking kit, no need to go to the shop, just add a few basic ingredients included in the package (Butter, Eggs and Milk) and enjoy preparing and eating amazing Crêpes with your children and friends, French style!

The Marlette crêpes are made with artisanal and local flour, Ile-de-Ré salt, moreover the ingredients are coming from fair-trade producers.
side dish Side dish: a selection of Bonne Maman jam pots
preparation time Preparation time: 30 minutes - see our video recipe
15 crêpes
30 crêpes
20,00€
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Entrecote Rossinni - chez nicolas
Tournedos Rossini
If you were searching for a dish that says "why would not we go over the top tonight"? It would be Tournedos Rossini. Like Fish Meunière, it is incredibly simple in its setting and yet everything comes together so perfectly. So, what is it exactly, a medium rare seared Tournedos placed on a butter fried slice of toast, topped with a slice of Foie Gras. The SucsThe Sucs are simply the cooking juices of the meat, they are extremely rich in flavor of the Tournedos with make a perfect base for a Garlic-Shallot-Parsley sauce that will nap the Asparagus/Green beans on the side.
side dish Side dish: Asparagus or Green beans
preparation time Preparation time: 30 minutes - see our video recipe
For 1 person
For 2 persons
For 4 persons
50,00€
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Boeuf Bourguignon - chez nicolas
Boeuf Bourguignon
Another favorite of Julia Child and most french moms is the Boeuf Bourguignon. The reason being is that it elevate the simple cooked in wine stew method to something close to an art form, and unlike Monet or Basquiat you will need no special talent or education to master it. What I love about the recipe is that it takes time, but you are never really rushed, so you can enjoyed a glass of wine with your friends while all the flavours come together effortlessly. Just start early or you will be eating quite late.
So what is in the Boeuf Bourguignon, well: Beef (you guessed that one), Carrots, Lardons, Onion, Garlic, Beef Stock, Tomato paste, Herbs (Thyme, Parsley, Bay leaves) and Champignons... oh, and Wine :) Yes that is a lot and it is intimidating but follow the recipe both video and printed-out in the box and you will be amazed how easy it becomes.
side dish Side dish: Potatoes à la Lyonaise or Boiled Potatoes or Tagliatelle
preparation time Preparation time: 180 minutes (yes...) - see our video recipe
For 1 person
For 2 persons
For 4 persons
40,00€
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Sauces

Sauces are the real MVP of french cuisine, from very simple techniques and simple ajustments can be created truly fanstatic accompagnments to your dishes.

fish meuniere - chez nicolas
Sauce au Vin (Wine sauce)
A true classic of the french cuisine that will accompany your red meats - beef, veal, rabit... Sweating shallots, reducing wine and then reducing some more... Laurels, Thyme and Pepper all coming together in the reductions for a rich and delicious sauce.
It takes some time for the sauce to come together, but it can be started well before the meat and need very little attention. So sip on a Bourgogne or Bordeaux while the magic happens.
side dish Perfect for: Steaks or Grilled meats
preparation time Preparation time: 30 minutes - see our video recipe
For 2 persons
For 4 persons
40,00€
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fish meuniere - chez nicolas
Sauce au Poivre (Pepper sauce)
Another classic but for those who prefer it a bit spicy. Pepper sauce will accompany almost everything but it will mostly sublime steaks and chicken meats. Shallots, butter, cognac (optional) and you guess it pepper will combine effortlessly to create a rich, sliky, flavourfull sauce.
side dish Perfect for: Steaks or Chicken
preparation time Preparation time: 30 minutes - see our video recipe
For 2 persons
For 4 persons
40,00€
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Side dishes

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Flavoured butters

Butter is french cuisine / french cuisine is butter, so lets learn how to create fantastic classical flavoured butters to go along all your favorite dishes

Groceries & Wines

You have the entrecote, you have the potatoes, you are ready to get that béarnaise ready... damnit where are the shallots! hint: right here ;) - Alson you know, wines because your the chef so you decide!

About us

What is chez nicolas?

Us is me, Nicolas Legrand, an amateur cook from the region of Carcassonne in the south of France. I live in Tallinn for a few years now and i wanted to create an enjoyable experience of cooking where the hassle of choosing what to eat, going shopping and realising that you forgot the shallots is over.

I have selected 6 classical yet easy enough to prepare french dishes. All of them come with video recipe (forgive the accent) as well as clearly layered out printed recipe.

I brought special care in the packaging, first for the aesthetics and pleasure and second to minimise as much as possible the use of plastics. All the ingredients are shopped daily at the market for extra freshness.

Cooking is fun, lets keep it this way! Bon appetit les Amis.
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