Bouquet GarniBouquet garni is a bundle of herbs usually tied together with string and mainly used to prepare soup,
stock, and various stews. The bouquet is cooked with the other ingredients, but is removed prior to consumption.
There is no generic recipe for bouquet garni, but most recipes include
thyme and
bay leaf. Depending on the recipe, the bouquet garni may also include
parsley,
basil, burnet,
chervil,
rosemary,
peppercorns,
savory and
tarragon . Vegetables such as
carrot, celery (leaves or leaf stalks),
celeriac,
leek,
onion and parsley root are sometimes included in the bouquet. They are often tied inside two pieces of leek leaf or in a piece of
cheesecloth.
Sometimes, the bouquet is not bound with string, and its ingredients are filled into a small sachet, a net, or even a tea strainer, instead. Traditionally, the aromatics are bound within leek leaves, though a
coffee filter (or cheesecloth) and butcher twine can be used, instead.
How to make
Bouquet Garni.
Recipes Using
Bouquet Garni.
