380 bay leaf recipes

German braised red cabbage (Rotkohl) with sliced apples, vinegar, and bay leaf. A simple, tangy side dish that pairs with pork, sausage, or sauerbraten.

Shrimp boiled in spiced beer with garlic, bay, celery seed, and cayenne, served hot with lemon-Tabasco butter or chilled with mayonnaise. Easy peel-and-eat shrimp with deep flavor from the beer broth.

Homemade turkey stock from giblets, neck, and wing tips simmered with onion, garlic, bay leaf, and herbs. The Thanksgiving gravy foundation that turns the bird's offcuts into liquid gold.

Homemade herbes de Provence blend with basil, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, savory, coriander, nutmeg, cloves, and white pepper. A fragrant French herb mix in five minutes.

This quick and tantalizing chicken stock is the perfect starter for soups and gravy.

Homemade lamb stock from leftover leg-of-lamb bones simmered with celery, carrot, onion, tomato, and herbs. The kitchen-fundamental that turns a roast carcass into the base for stews, soups, and sauces.

Green bean and garlic soup with ten cloves of garlic, fresh thyme, and a beaten egg ribbon for body. A simple Mediterranean-style soup that comes together in 30 minutes.

Kesselfleisch, a traditional German boiled pork with root vegetables, juniper berries, coriander, and clove-studded onions simmered low and slow until tender.

Uncle Ben's ham and bean soup slow-simmers navy beans with ham shanks, garlic, carrots, celery, and potatoes for a hearty, smoky bowl. Old-fashioned thrifty cold-weather meal.

Slow cooker chicken fricassee with onions, celery, and carrots in a thick flour-thickened gravy served over noodles. A classic comfort dish that cooks itself all day in the Crock-Pot.

Simple homemade vegetarian stock from potato peels, garlic, onions, celery, parsley, and bay leaf. A zero-waste base for soups, stews, risottos, and sauces.

Basmati rice simmered in chicken broth with sliced mushrooms and a bay leaf. A simple, fragrant 4-ingredient side dish ready in 35 minutes.

Beer-boiled shrimp chilled in a seasoned broth with bay leaf, peppercorns, and garlic. Serve cold with bowls of beer for dunking on a hot summer day.

Garlic marinated olives with lemon, bay leaves, thyme, peppercorns, and sherry. A make-ahead antipasto jar that gets better every day in the fridge.

Flexible vegetable stock you can customize with whatever fresh veggies or leftovers are lurking in your crisper drawer, ready in 90 minutes with zero food waste.

A tasty dish made of cooked red cabbage and apples. Can be used as an appetizer or a main dish.