Frankie Does French | Struggle Meals

What's cheaper than a flight to France? These 3 classic French dishes.

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RECIPES!

Sweet & Savory Crepes—

INGREDIENTS
For the crepes:
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
Mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Butter, for cooking

For the sweet crepes:
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup water
1/2 pound strawberries, sliced
2 tablespoons powdered sugar

For the savory crepes:
3 tablespoons butter
1 yellow onion, finely diced
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound white mushrooms, sliced
12 ounces spinach
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
4 ounces cream cheese

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, eggs, milk, mayonnaise and salt, until smooth. If there are lumps pour through a sieve. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place the batter in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. The batter will keep in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours.

Heat a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium to high heat. Grease the pan with butter. Scoop 3 tablespoons of batter onto the skillet, swirling the batter to create an even surface.

Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. With a spatula, flip and cook the other side for another 1 minute. Keep warm in a 200 degree oven, with sheets of parchment paper in between each crêpe, until serving.

Make the savory crepe
In a cast iron, melt butter. Sauté onion with salt for 3 to 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and sauté until soft, about another 5 to 7 minutes.

Toss in spinach and stir until wilted. Break cream cheese up into pieces and stir until melted. Sprinkle with pepper. Turn off heat. Let cool slightly. Fill crepe and fold over.

Make the sweet crepe
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine cocoa, sugar and water. Bring to a boil and let boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Let cool slightly.

On a plate, lay crepe flat. Fill with strawberries, roll up drizzle with chocolate sauce.

—French Onion Soup with Bone Broth —

INGREDIENTS
For the bone broth:
1 pound bones
1 yellow onion, quartered
2 carrots, washed and cut into thirds
2 celery stalks, washed and cut into thirds
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 bunch parsley
4 garlic cloves
2 teaspoons black pepper
6 cups water
1 tablespoon kosher salt

For the soup:
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 large onions, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
4 slices French bread
4 slices provolone cheese
1 cup Swiss cheese, grated

INSTRUCTIONS
In a large stock pot, add all ingredients for broth. Bring to a simmer. Let simmer for minimum of 2 hours, but up to 4 hours. Skim off any fat from top of broth. Strain. Season with salt at the end. Set aside. Can be made ahead of time. Freeze if don’t use within 5 days.

In a large pot, add butter. When melted, sauté onion and salt on medium heat, until soft and caramelized, about 15 to 25 minutes. Do not brown.

Add beef broth, soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 30 minutes.

Preheat broiler.

On a sheet tray, fill mug with soup (about 75 to 80% of the way up). Place 1 slice of bread on top of each mug. Next, layer with ¼ cup Swiss cheese followed by 1 slice of provolone as a “hat” right over the top of the mug.

Heat under broiler until cheese melts and is bubbling and browns.

—Croque Madame—

INGREDIENTS
5 tablespoons butter, divided
1 tablespoon all purpose flour, plus more for mug
3/4 cup whole milk
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 (1-inch-thick) slices country bread
6 slices deli ham
1 3/4 cups swiss cheese, shredded
2 eggs
2 pickles spears

INSTRUCTIONS
In a saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter. Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute, until smooth. Add milk in all at once, whisking until mixture becomes thick. Stir in salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Set aside.

Assemble the sandwich
Spread 2 tablespoons butter on slices of bread. Flip bread over and top 2 slices with 2 tablespoons of the sauce. Sprinkle cheese over the sauce, followed by 3 slices of ham, then sprinkle more cheese. (It will be half a cup of cheese in total per sandwich) Top with remaining slices of bread, butter side up.

In a cast iron, place sandwiches butter side down. Grill for 2 minutes or until golden brown, flip and cook for another 2 minutes.

Turn off heat and in the cast iron, top each sandwich with more sauce and remaining cheese. Place in the broiler to melt cheese.

Meanwhile, heat a non stick skillet on medium heat. Crack egg and cook sunny side up until white is set.

Once cheese is melted, remove sandwich from broiler. Plate and top with egg. Serve with pickle.

[garrettjohnston]

Frankie is literally the only reason why I watch tastemade. Someone give this guy a raise so he can buy a ladle.

[amandaxxcastilho]

frankie literally just made crepes with mayo and im more amazed than ofended

[patrickcarroll]

Frankie, this has rapidly become my most favourite video every week or so. Always good, always entertaining, always awesome!!

[solennebonneterre]

Can't get away with the fact that Frankie put mayo in crêpes

[Ayris]

“Can’t afford a ceiling” that made me smile inside and out

[CoriMarie]

lol we couldn’t afford a ladle for crepes but we could for the soup 😂

[shelby]

I just want to cook with Frankie. Laughing the whole time while making some great food.

[jaybadayatherockmerchant]

As a French speaker it always make me burst in laughter when he does hes French accent

[SweetKiren]

I'll admit, I'm pretty much just here for Frankie 😁

[nixboox]

I was with you until you claimed that enormous block of swiss cheese was 84 cents. That block is $6 on its cheapest day.

[doodahgurlie]

That mayo was something else...BTW, Frankie, for those of us whom can afford butter and have time to melt it...how much is needed in the crepes? And I'm sorry you cannot afford a ceiling. LOL

[peytonbergmann]

I just recently found this series and I’m absolutely obsessed.

[garrettjohnston]

Also, can we get Vietnamese on a budget. Pho is expensive :c

[ounsbenkhedija]

mayo in crepes, soy sauce in onion soup and pickles with croque madame ?!!!!

[Jaissec]

Sounds absolutely delicious although the mayo frightens me a bit.

[taylorh]

Something I think would be cool to do is get a few ingredients and work them in different ways. I know so many people who buy stuff for a recipe and have leftover ingredients that end up going in the trash since they don’t know how else to use them and don’t want to eat the same dish every day all week. Wasting food and $$$, double no-no.

[sm.]

Frankie makes me feel so much better when life is just crummy.

[BlueEyedGirlSings]

Frankie eating those crepes like a taco made me anxious, if I weren’t so hungry... this show makes me so hungry.

[darkzerox]

Dude seriously i love your show. Doesnt even particularly have to be struggle meals. Ive watched frankie cooks all the way through and its the way you perform. You cant have a co star because you would steal all the thunder lol