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Bouquet garni

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: 1 bundle (1 large pot of soup or stew)
• Time: 5 min
• From: Bay laurel

Ingredients

• 2 bay leaves
• 4 sprigs of thyme
• 4 parsley stalks
• 1 green leek leaf
• kitchen string

Method

1. Lay the bay, thyme and parsley on the leek leaf.
2. Fold the leek leaf around the herbs to make a small parcel.
3. Tie it up tightly with kitchen string, leaving one long end.
4. Let the bundle simmer in soup, stock or stew, tying the string to the pan handle.
5. Pull the bundle out before serving.

Storing: Make it fresh each time. Bundles of dried herbs in a cloth bag keep for a few months in a closed tin.