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.
420 K 3.6/5 (46 reviews)
15 min.
Easy
1 Bouquet garni
5 IngredientsLast modified on: March 21th 2017
1 
1 sprig 
1 green part of leek
1 sprig 
1 sprig celery
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 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.
Keeping: A few hours or several months in the freezer.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 1 RDI=0 % | 3 RDI=0 % | 0 | 20 RDI=1 % | 80 RDI: 1 % |
| Per 100 g | 1 RDI=1 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 0 | 40 RDI=2 % | 160 RDI: 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 Bouquet garni : 0.90 €
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