Bouquet garni
Used very frequently in French cuisine, a secret of French chefs, it adds flavour to a lot of recipes, and it's easy to prepare.
The basic principle is to make a small bundle of herbs, bind them in green leek leaves and to tie it up, so that the whole thing can be removed and discarded easily after cooking.
The basic principle is to make a small bundle of herbs, bind them in green leek leaves and to tie it up, so that the whole thing can be removed and discarded easily after cooking.
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Last modified on: March 21th 2017
For 1 Bouquet garni, you will need:
1 green part of leek
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: A few hours or several months in the freezer.
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 12 min. | 12 min. |
Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Wash and dry the green part of a leek, cut in pieces of about 3 inches (or 7 centimetre).
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Wash, dry and cut in pieces of the same size 1 sprig celery.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Put a green leek leaf in front of you, put a bunch of thyme, a bunch of parsley, a laurel leaf, and a piece of celery.
Curve the green leek leaf to fold.
Curve the green leek leaf to fold.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Cover with the second leek leaf.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
And tie up the whole bundle, finishing with a knot.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Cut off surplus string and trim each end.
Bouquet is ready to use.
Bouquet is ready to use.
Stage 8
If you are doing bouquets, you can easily make make a few of them (the bouquet factory!) instead just one...
Stage 9
...because they can be frozen in a plastic bag.
Remarks
From this basic recipe you can add other herbs like rosemary for example.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 1 Bouquet garni : 0.89 €
Recipes that use this recipe: 5
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Source
Home made.More recipes?
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 | Bayleaf: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Small ratatouille with , Potatoes with bacon and herbs, Rabbit terrine, Fish in white wine, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, ... All |
 | Celery: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Small ratatouille with , ... All |
 | Parsley: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken breasts in a potato crust, Kérinou slices, Ratatouille confite, Meatballs, Tomato and cream cheese terrine, ... All |
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