Classic French Cuisine: The Roux Way Part 1

This classic French cookery course is taught by Michel Roux, from his kitchen at the globally influential Le Gavroche restaurant. Two-Michelin starred Chef Patron Michel Roux has been at the helm of Le Gavroche since 1991. He now invites you to join him in his kitchen to learn how to prepare classic French dishes in your own home. You'll be following in the footsteps of over more than thirty Michelin starred chefs who have trained at Le Gavroche, including Gordon Ramsay, Marco Pierre White and Monica Galetti. The master chef will begin by showing you how to prepare an omelette Roux style – one of the first tasks he sets chefs who want to work with him. You can tell a lot from an omelette, the preparation, the seasoning…the care. He will then show you how to prepare an Omelette soufflé. This recipe and technique has never before been shared outside Le Gavroche's kitchen. Then you'll learn how to cook the brasserie staple, ‘Steak Frites’, along with iconic French sauces, dressed salads, and classic French potato side dishes. Throughout the course Michel Roux Jr shares his own chef’s secrets, demonstrating techniques learnt through years of experience training the world’s top chefs. You'll get a unique insight into Michel Roux Jr's world and techniques, and learn about his cooking philosophy and the influence of his culinary hero, Georges Auguste Escoffier. This course is the first course of Classic French Cuisine: The Roux Way. The three courses together take you from beginner to expert French cuisine skills. You'll learn: how to make the perfect omelette and omelette souffle French cooking techniques how to make classic sauces including red wine, truffle sauce and madeira dressing the perfect salad three classic French potato dishes - dauphinoise, potato boulangere and potato rosti how to cook steak frites Time to complete the French cooking course: Every student is different but in general we think the whole course will take around 14 hours 30 minutes to complete including: Video lesson: 2 hours 30 minutes in total Course notes: 30 minutes per lesson Assignment: at least 2 hours per lesson Interactive classroom time: 15 minutes per lesson You'll need: The ingredients for each recipe are in the class notes. You'll be cooking along with chef Michel so you'll need standard kitchen equipment. This course is suitable for cooks and chefs at all levels - from home cooks who want to get started in the kitchen to professional chefs who want to learn French cooking skills from chef Michel Roux. The course includes: 4 on-demand video lessons - presented by chef Michel Roux lifetime access to the video, notes and recipes and interactive class flexible classes - join and learn when and where you like downloadable lesson notes practical (optional) French cookery assignments access on your mobile, PC, Mac or laptop small interactive online classroom chat online to students from around the world Ready to get started? Just add the course to yo