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Pennsylvania-Dutch Pickled Beets and Eggs

Pennsylvania-Dutch Pickled Beets and Eggs

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
2925 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 15 minutes. Remove eggs from hot water, cool under cold running water, and peel.
  2. 2 Place eggs, beets, and onion in a non-reactive glass or plastic container. Set aside.
  3. 3 Combine sugar, 1 cup reserved beet juice, vinegar, cloves, bay leaves, salt, and pepper in a medium-size, non-reactive saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. 4 Pour hot liquid over eggs, beets, and onion. Cover and refrigerate 48 hours before using.

By Cindy

African Curry

African Curry

4.4

Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, garlic, and bay leaf, and saute until onion is lightly browned. Mix tomatoes, curry powder, and salt into the skillet, and continue cooking about 5 minutes. Mix in the chicken, and cook 15 to 20 minutes, until no longer pink and juices run clear.
  2. 2 Reduce skillet heat to low. Stirring constantly, gradually blend in the coconut milk over a period of about 10 minutes. Mix in lemon juice just before serving.

By Valeriekooka

Cassava Couscous (Attieke)

Cassava Couscous (Attieke)

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery; cook until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in peanuts, sesame seeds, bay leaf, and salt, stirring often until vegetables are tender and seeds and peanuts have toasted; add attieke, stirring constantly. Pour water over entire skillet, distributing evenly.
  2. 2 Cover skillet; reduce heat to medium. Steam attieke until it is moist and heated all the way through, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Uncover skillet; fold attieke with a spatula. Top with cilantro.

By Buckwheat Queen

Guinean Peanut Sauce with Butternut Squash

Guinean Peanut Sauce with Butternut Squash

4.1

Prep
25 min
Cook
55 min
Total
80 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place the butternut squash in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil and then simmer, covered, until the squash is tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, reserving the cooking liquid.
  2. 2 Combine the peanut butter, tomato, and warm water in a bowl. The authentic way to prepare this is to squish it together by hand -- but a food processor works, too.
  3. 3 Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the onion slices and cook for 2 minutes. Add the peanut butter mixture, the minced garlic, the bay leaf, black pepper, and about 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir to combine, then bring to a boil.
  4. 4 Reduce the heat to low and simmer the peanut sauce, adding the reserved cooking liquid as needed, for 15 minutes. The consistency should be similar to a thick soup.
  5. 5 Stir in the butternut squash and simmer for an additional 15 minutes. Add the lemon juice, and taste to adjust the seasoning.

By Anne-Marie

Algerian Carrots

Algerian Carrots

4.2

Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place a steamer insert into a saucepan, and fill with 1 1/2 cups of water, or just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover, and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Add the sliced carrots, reduce the heat to medium, and cover the pan again. Steam until tender but not mushy, 4 to 6 minutes depending on the thickness of the slices. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
  2. 2 Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the salt, pepper, cinnamon, cumin, garlic, and thyme. Cook the spices and garlic, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Add the 1/2 cup reserved cooking liquid and the bay leaf, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir in the carrots, tossing well to coat with the spice mixture, and cook until heated through, about 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle with lemon juice and remove the bay leaf before serving.

By Amy

African Pompano Fish Stew

African Pompano Fish Stew

Prep
25 min
Cook
30 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. 2 Mix seafood seasoning and ground yellow pepper together in a small bowl. Place tomato paste in another bowl and mix in 1/2 of the seasoning mixture; set aside.
  3. 3 Clean fish and pat dry. Season both sides with the remaining seasoning mixture. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
  5. 5 Meanwhile, heat oil in a Dutch oven. Add onion, carrots, bell peppers, sweet potato, and garlic. Stir well and cook until vegetables begin to soften 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the reserved tomato paste mixture until well combined.
  6. 6 Add diced tomatoes and juice; stir well. Stir in seafood stock. Lower heat, cover with a lid, and simmer until sweet potatoes are soft, but not mushy, 5 to 8 minutes.
  7. 7 Add fish to the pot. Put the lid back on and simmer for 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.

By CookingWithShelia

Best Bobotie

Best Bobotie

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
95 min
Total
110 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onions in hot oil until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Crumble ground beef into the skillet; cook and stir until brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Pour milk in a shallow dish. Soak bread in milk. Squeeze excess milk from bread and set milk aside.
  4. 4 Add bread to beef mixture. Stir in raisins, chutney, curry powder, apricot jam, salt, and black pepper. Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
  6. 6 Whisk together reserved milk, egg, and a pinch of salt. Pour over top of beef mixture. Lay bay leaf on top of milk mixture.
  7. 7 Continue baking until top is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.

By trixie

Tomato Bredie

Tomato Bredie

4.8

Prep
30 min
Cook
135 min
Total
165 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat.
  2. 2 Dredge lamb in flour; shake off excess.
  3. 3 Cook lamb in hot oil until browned all over. Transfer lamb to a plate, reserving drippings in the pan.
  4. 4 Cook and stir onion in drippings until soft, about 5 minutes. Mix in tomatoes. Return lamb chops to the saucepan; season with bay leaves, bouillon, salt, brown sugar, white peppercorns, black pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Stir occasionally, making sure nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan.
  5. 5 Stir in potatoes; continue cooking until potatoes are cooked and meat is tender, about 45 minutes more.

By WILLIAM R

African-Style Oxtail Stew

African-Style Oxtail Stew

4.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
195 min
Total
215 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place 10 cups water, celery, tomato paste, bouillon cubes, and garlic in a large Dutch oven; stir until tomato paste dissolves. Add peppercorns and bay leaves; bring to a simmer over medium heat.
  2. 2 Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oxtail; cook until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer oxtail to the Dutch oven. Discard all but 1 tablespoon oil from the skillet. Reduce heat to medium; add onion to the skillet. Cook until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes; transfer to the Dutch oven.
  3. 3 Cover the Dutch oven. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 2 ½ hours. Season stew with salt and black pepper. Continue cooking, covered, until oxtail is tender, but not falling off of the bone, about 30 minutes more.
  4. 4 Transfer oxtail to a serving dish. Add kidney beans to the Dutch oven; return to a simmer. Dissolve cornstarch in ½ cup water. Stir into the Dutch oven; simmer until thickened and clear, about 1 minute. Pour sauce over oxtail.

By Gail

South African Bobotie

South African Bobotie

4.3

Prep
20 min
Cook
70 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and saute until browned, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef to onion and saute until browned, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Soak bread in 1/4 cup milk in a small bowl, mash, and add to ground beef mixture; stir in 1/2 of beaten egg, raisins, vinegar, sugar, turmeric, salt, curry powder, and ground black pepper.
  4. 4 Transfer beef mixture to glass baking dish; insert bay leaves.
  5. 5 Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Whisk remaining 1/2 egg and remaining 1/4 cup milk together in a small bowl; pour over meat mixture and return to oven for 30 minutes.
  6. 6 Serve with chutney.

By Michelle

Bobotie (South African Meatloaf)

Bobotie (South African Meatloaf)

4.3

Prep
15 min
Cook
65 min
Total
80 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking dish.
  2. 2 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onions in hot butter until browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
  3. 3 Combine 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, oats, raisins, almonds, vinegar, curry powder, sugar, salt, turmeric, and black pepper in a large bowl. Add cooked onion and ground beef; mix well. Spread beef mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish; top with bay leaves.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and drain excess fat from beef.
  5. 5 Beat together remaining egg and 1/4 cup milk in a small bowl until well combined; pour over beef mixture.
  6. 6 Continue baking in the oven until the top is beginning to brown, about 30 minutes more. Remove and discard bay leaves to serve.

By Kerrijoi

Moroccan Chicken and Whole Grain Couscous

Moroccan Chicken and Whole Grain Couscous

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Prepare couscous according to package directions.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until tender. Mix in bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, turmeric, and cayenne pepper. Add chicken and cook until well browned. Pour in chicken broth, garbanzo beans, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 25 minutes.
  3. 3 Mix carrots and zucchini into the pot. Season with salt. Continue cooking until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Serve stew over cooked couscous.

By Myleen Sagrado Sjdin

Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Caramelized Pears

Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Caramelized Pears

4.7

Prep
20 min
Cook
68 min
Total
88 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Heat 2 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until softened and browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer onions into a tagine pot. Layer chicken pieces on top of onions.
  3. 3 Combine turmeric, cumin, ground coriander, and salt in a small bowl; mix well with remaining 5 tablespoons olive oil. Spread spice mixture onto the chicken pieces. Add cinnamon pieces, bay leaves, ginger, and cilantro. Pour in 1/2 cup of water and cover tagine pot with a lid.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
  5. 5 Melt butter in a skillet over low heat while chicken is cooking. Add sliced pears and honey and cook, while stirring, until honey has caramelized.
  6. 6 Remove tagine from the oven and stir in caramelized pears. Return to the oven and cook for an additional 10 minutes.

By Natasha Titanov

Cape Malay Pickled Fish

Cape Malay Pickled Fish

4.8

Prep
30 min
Cook
25 min
Total
1525 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season fish with salt and fry in the hot skillet until fish is browned and flakes easily with a fork, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
  3. 3 Add onions and garlic to the skillet and cook over medium heat until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chile pepper, bay leaves, peppercorns, and allspice berries, then pour in vinegar and water and bring to a boil. Stir in brown sugar until dissolved. Season with curry powder, cumin, coriander, and turmeric. Taste and add brown sugar if desired.
  4. 4 Arrange layers of fish and pickling mixture in a serving dish. Pour in pickling liquid to cover the top layer. Let cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 24 hours before serving.

By NITSCKIE

Chicken Livers Peri Peri

Chicken Livers Peri Peri

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place chicken livers into a large bowl. Pour in 3 tablespoons olive oil, vinegar, and lemon juice; season with garlic, red pepper flakes, cumin, coriander, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Stir together until well combined. Place in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours.
  2. 2 Remove livers to a second bowl; reserve marinade.
  3. 3 Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil-butter mixture until tender, about 7 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and stir in chicken livers; cook for 2 minutes, being careful not to overcook livers.
  4. 4 Stir in chicken stock, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, and reserved marinade. Simmer gently for 5 minutes. Pour in brandy and cook until heated through.

By FAIRDINKUM

Authentic Pepper Pot Soup

Authentic Pepper Pot Soup

4.7

Prep
40 min
Cook
160 min
Total
220 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place tripe into a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and let sit until tripe has cooled slightly, about 20 minutes. Drain and rinse; cut into 1/4-inch pieces.
  2. 2 Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until browned, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add leeks, bell peppers, parsley, onion, and celery; sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in stock, pepper, marjoram, cloves, thyme, pepper flakes, and bay leaf. Add tripe and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until tripe is very tender, about 2 hours. Add potato and carrots; cook until tender, about 20 minutes.
  3. 3 When the soup is almost ready, melt butter in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour and stir until mixture becomes paste-like and light golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir roux into soup and cook, stirring constantly, until soup thickens a bit. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired. Discard bay leaf.

By MARBALET

Spicy Beef Stew with Moroccan Spice Rub

Spicy Beef Stew with Moroccan Spice Rub

Prep
25 min
Cook
100 min
Total
140 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place beef in a large bowl. Add ras el hanout and rub until beef is completely coated. Let sit for 15 minutes.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a stew pot over high heat until shimmering. Add meat, making sure it's not overcrowded, and sear to seal in the juices, stirring occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer meat to a plate.
  3. 3 Reduce heat to medium and add leek and onion to the pot. Saute until leeks turn golden and translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes and saute until they begin to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cooked meat back to the pot, along with diced pumpkin and tomato paste. Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
  4. 4 Pour wine into the pot and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cook until wine reduces by half, 2 to 3 minutes. Add beef stock, rosemary, mint, bay leaf, salt, and pepper and return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 40 minutes.
  5. 5 Add parsnip and carrot, cover, and simmer until beef is tender, about 40 minutes longer. Taste sauce and add lemon juice and sugar, if needed.

By Vidya

One-Pot Moroccan Shrimp Tagine

One-Pot Moroccan Shrimp Tagine

4.2

Prep
20 min
Cook
35 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add olive oil. Saute carrots, onion, potato, and bell pepper until soft, about 5 minutes. Add olives, garlic, and ginger paste and saute for 2 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir in tomatoes, cilantro, parsley, cumin, seasoned salt, sazon, paprika, turmeric, lemon juice, cayenne, black pepper, and bay leaf. Cover and cook until tomatoes have broken down and flavors have combined, about 20 minutes. Add shrimp, cover, and cook until they are bright pink, about 5 minutes.

By SunnyDaysNora

Moroccan Beef and Lentil Stew

Moroccan Beef and Lentil Stew

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
80 min
Total
95 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, and onion; cook until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  2. 2 Add beef. Sprinkle salt, turmeric, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cumin, coriander, and allspice over beef and vegetables. Stir to mix. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is browned, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir in tomato paste until combined and cook for 1 minute. Add beef broth, molasses, and bay leaves. Bring stew to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is tender, about 50 minutes.
  4. 4 Mix in lentils and dried apricots. Bring stew back to a simmer. Cover and cook on low, stirring occasionally, until lentils soften, about 15 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaves. Adjust salt and pepper; mix in fresh lemon juice just before serving.

By Kim

Beef and Beer Fondue

Beef and Beer Fondue

Prep
5 min
Cook
310 min
Total
315 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix ketchup, beer, Worcestershire sauce, and bay leaves together in a slow cooker (such as Crock-Pot®) set over High.
  2. 2 Form ground beef into meatballs. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and cook meatballs, turning as needed, until browned, about 7 minutes.
  3. 3 Place meatballs in the slow cooker. Cook on High until sauce is thick, about 5 hours. Remove bay leaves before serving.

By dolphinut

Simple Steamed Artichokes Recipe

Simple Steamed Artichokes Recipe

4.4

Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cut and discard stems from artichokes, making sure bottoms of each artichoke are flat. Cut and discard top 1 inch (or so) of each artichoke. Snip thorny ends from each artichoke leaf with a pair of kitchen scissors.
  2. 2 Fill bottom of a pot with about 2 inches of water; add lemon, garlic, and bay leaf. Place a steamer basket in the pot, making sure the water does not flow over the bottom of the steamer basket.
  3. 3 Place artichokes in the basket, resting on flattened bottoms.
  4. 4 Bring water to a boil, cover the pot, and cook until leaves can be easily pulled from artichokes, 20 to 30 minutes.

By Kelly

Savory Baby Bok Choy

Savory Baby Bok Choy

4.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the garlic and bay leaf until the garlic is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chicken stock and white wine, and increase heat to a full boil. Cook the sauce, stirring often, until reduced to 1 cup, about 15 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Lay the bok choy halves, cut sides down, into the sauce, and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Serve with sauce spooned over bok choy.

By Valerie Taylor

Basic Beurre Blanc

Basic Beurre Blanc

4.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place shallot, bay leaf, peppercorns, vinegar, and wine in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and continue simmering until only 2 tablespoons of liquid remain.
  2. 2 Pour in heavy cream and bring to a simmer; simmer until the cream has reduced by half. Increase heat to medium-high, and rapidly whisk in the butter, piece, by piece until it has melted into the cream and thickened it. Strain the sauce through a mesh strainer to remove the spices. Serve immediately.

By Jay

Pickled Eggs II

Pickled Eggs II

4.2

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
11500 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place eggs in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool and peel.
  2. 2 In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix together the vinegar, water and pickling spice. Bring to a boil and mix in the garlic and bay leaf. Remove from heat.
  3. 3 Transfer the eggs to sterile containers. Fill the containers with the hot vinegar mixture, seal and refrigerate 8 to 10 days before serving.

By Rayna Jordan

Cardoon Gratin

Cardoon Gratin

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
100 min
Total
115 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine heavy cream, chicken broth, and bay leaf in a large saucepan; season with salt and pepper. Add cardoon pieces. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until cardoon is soft, about 1 hour.
  2. 2 Transfer cardoon pieces to a 9x13-inch baking dish with a slotted spoon.
  3. 3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  4. 4 Simmer cream mixture until reduced to 3/4 cup, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour cream over cardoon pieces in the baking dish. Sprinkle Gruyere cheese on top.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until top is browned, about 30 minutes.

By Swoopadoop

Fennel Soup II

Fennel Soup II

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine the fennel, leek, bay leaf, vegetable bouillon, and water in a pressure cooker. Lock the lid of the pressure cooker, bring it up to pressure, reduce heat to maintain pressure, and cook for 15 minutes. Remove cooker from the heat and let the pressure reduce on its own, 5 to 10 minutes. If your pressure cooker does not have a quick-release function, reduce cooking time slightly as food will continue to cook while pressure releases slowly.
  2. 2 Stir the olive oil into the soup, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve.

By Laka kuharica - Easy Cook

Instant Pot Ribs

Instant Pot Ribs

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine juice, vinegar, and liquid smoke in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot). Add bay leaves.
  2. 2 Add a trivet to the pot and place ribs on top, trimming as needed to fit. Close and lock the lid; set valve to sealing. Choose high pressure and set timer for 15 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  3. 3 Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 15 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.

By ktskas

Apple-Thyme Chutney

Apple-Thyme Chutney

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
70 min
Total
80 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine apples, sugar, vinegar, thyme, and bay leaf in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook until the apples are soft and start breaking apart, about 10 minutes, stirring often.
  2. 2 Transfer to the slow cooker and cover with lid. Cook on high heat until it thickens, about 1 to 2 hours, stirring regularly.
  3. 3 Stir in brandy and season with salt. Transfer to a sterilized jar and let cool, then refrigerate or freeze.

By nch