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
1 bayleaf - 2
1 sprig parsley - 3
1 green part of leek - 4
1 sprig thyme - 5
1 sprig celery - Total weight: 51 grams
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How long does it take?
Time required
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 12 min. | 12 min. |
Keeping:
A few hours or several months in the freezerStep 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
Recipes that use this recipe: 5
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Source
Home madeMore recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Bayleaf: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to slow cook meat, Preserved tomatoes, Oxtail Parmentier, Potatoes with bacon and herbs, Beef braised in reduced red wine, ... 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: Warm autumn salad, Tzatziki, Comtoise endive salad, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Red rice pannequets, ... All |
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