484 bay leaf recipes

Herring in wine and sour cream marinated overnight with sliced onions, white vinegar, bay leaves, and peppercorns. A Northern European cold appetizer with tangy, sweet-briny pickled fish.

Pickled shrimp boiled in crab boil spices, layered with onion and bay leaves, and marinated 24 hours in a tangy vinegar-celery seed dressing. A classic Southern cocktail appetizer.

Poached cobia fillets rolled and secured with toothpicks, served in a rich lemon-cream sauce made from the poaching liquid, egg yolks, white wine, and butter. Elegant French-style fish.

Crystal-clear salmon consomme with poached prawns, salmon flakes, carrot flowers, and a splash of sherry. Classic raft-clarified technique for an elegant first course.

Mexican-style hand-shredded beef brisket: rubbed with garlic, onion, oregano, and cumin, foil-roasted then broiled. The foundation for tacos, burritos, and enchiladas.

Pork tenderloin braised in tequila, lime juice, tomatoes, and ground red chile. A mustard-crusted Mexican-inspired one-skillet dinner.

Baked salmon with olives that adds a sophisticated look to your dinner!

Mussels mariniere steamed in dry white wine with scallion, garlic, parsley, bay, and thyme, finished with butter. The classic French moules style, ready in under 30 minutes from kettle to bowl.

Venison marinated up to 48 hours in red wine, brandy, and aromatic herbs, then baked tender and served with a rich pan gravy, carrots, and onions. A hunter's reward worth the wait.

Beef Arlesienne is a Provençal-style pot roast braised with fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, black olives, garlic, and basil. Low and slow simmering turns tough beef into fork-tender, Mediterranean comfort.

Hand-chopped pork seasoned with garlic, bay leaves, and warm spices, stuffed into casings, then hickory-smoked for authentic Cajun andouille from scratch.

Veal cutlets pan-fried with capers and deglazed with white wine and bay leaf, finished with a creamy evaporated milk sauce. A quick German-style schnitzel variation ready in 20 minutes.

Microwave-braised tuna steaks studded with garlic slivers, simmered with pearl onions in red wine, and served on wilted spinach with a tomato-thyme sauce.

A copycat of the popular spice mix. This version has less salt than the store bought mix which I find way too salty.

Bacon and bean soup simmers slivered bacon with kidney beans, carrots, celery and turnip in a thyme-scented beef broth. A hearty winter soup that tastes even better the next day.

Pizza soup with stewed tomatoes, pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers, basil and oregano, topped with broiled mozzarella. All the flavor of pizza in a chunky bowl.