French Tomatoes Recipes

French technique is the grammar of Western cooking: careful browning, patient sauces and precise seasoning turn humble ingredients into something refined. When French cooks work with tomatoes, they reach for butter, shallots, white wine, thyme, cream and Dijon mustard, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, boiling, frying and searing.

Sweet-acidic fruit that forms the backbone of sauces, stews and salads across nearly every cuisine. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, olive oil, onion, dry white wine, fresh thyme and eggs. The dishes here span french classics ready in as little as 18 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.