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Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• margarine
• apple
• pear
• vegetable broth
• sage
• black pepper
• ginger
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Melt the margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir the apples and pears in the melted margarine for about 5 minutes. Add the vegetable broth, sage, pepper, and bay leaf to the pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Place a cover on the saucepan and allow the mixture to simmer until hot and the apples and pears are tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
2. 2 Pour about 1/3 of the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold the lid of the blender in place with a towel and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth; pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the saucepan. Return the pureed soup to the saucepan and warm over medium heat until completely reheated. Garnish with parsley to serve.

By wilsonbiggs

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• egg
• ricotta cheese
• honey
• orange zest
• lemon juice
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Pour some water into a small, oven proof bowl, and place into the oven. Arrange the bay leaves over the bottom of the springform pan to cover.
2. 2 Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl, then mix in ricotta cheese, honey, orange zest, and lemon juice. Sprinkle in the flour, and stir until evenly combined. Gently pour the batter over the bay leaves, being careful not to disturb them too much.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 35 to 40 minutes. Run the tip of a paring knife around the edges of the pan, and release from the springform pan. Invert onto a serving plate, and serve warm or chilled.

By Namaste Mama

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• pear
• red wine
• sugar
• cinnamon stick
• clove
• orange zest
• fennel seed
• black peppercorn

Instructions

1. 1 Peel pears and remove the cores from the bottom, leaving the stems intact; set aside.
2. 2 Combine red wine, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, orange zest, fennel seed, peppercorns, and bay leaves in a large saucepan and bring to a boil; stir until sugar is dissolved. Add pears, return to a simmer, and reduce heat to medium-low; continue simmering until tender, about 25 minutes.
3. 3 Remove pears from wine syrup to a rimmed dish; cover the dish and refrigerate until pears are cold. Strain syrup through a mesh sieve into a medium pot and discard spices. Simmer syrup over medium heat until thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon. Refrigerate syrup until cold.
4. 4 Pour cold syrup over pears. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.

By Shay

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• beef stew meat
• butter
• canola oil
• onion
• chicken bouillon
• salt
• black pepper
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Cook and stir beef in butter and canola oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add onions, chicken bouillon, bay leaf, salt, and black pepper; pour in water. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until beef is tender and onions have reduced into a thick sauce, at least 2 hours.

By chaka

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• chickpea
• soybean
• onion
• vegetable broth
• water
• garlic
• lemon
• soy sauce
• black pepper
• tahini
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Rinse the garbanzos and soybeans, and place them in a pressure cooker along with the bay leaf and onion. Add vegetable broth and enough water to cover the beans by 1 inch (or follow the manufacturer's instructions for the minimum amount of liquid required).
2. 2 Seal the lid and bring the pressure up to high; reduce the heat to low and cook, maintaining high pressure, for 1 hour. Allow the pressure to drop naturally.
3. 3 Drain the beans, reserving the liquid. Place the beans in the bowl of a food processor. Add the garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, black pepper, and tahini; process until smooth. (You may add some of the cooking liquid for a thinner consistency.) Scoop the mixture into a bowl, and mix in the parsley.

By RCROYER

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• olive oil
• lemon juice
• white wine
• garlic
• salt
• black pepper
• oregano
• rosemary
• lamb leg
• onion
• green bell pepper
• mushroom
• tomato

Instructions

1. 1 Stir together olive oil, lemon juice, wine, and garlic; season with salt, pepper, oregano, rosemary, and bay leaf. Toss lamb with marinade until evenly combined, then pour into a resealable plastic bag, and marinate in refrigerator at least 24 hours.
2. 2 Position oven rack to its top setting and set oven to broil.
3. 3 Remove lamb from marinade and thread onto metal skewers; reserve marinade. Thread onion wedges, green peppers, and mushrooms onto separate metal skewers. Brush vegetables with reserved marinade.
4. 4 Broil the skewers on a broiler pan, turning frequently. Cook onions for 12 minutes, lamb for 10 minutes, green pepper for 7 minutes, and the mushrooms for 3 minutes. Remove from oven, and allow to cool until cool enough to handle.
5. 5 Remove skewers from ingredients and set aside. Reassemble skewers, alternating lamb, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Place onto broiler pan and brush again with marinade. Discard remaining marinade.
6. 6 Broil skewers again to finish cooking, turning frequently until the lamb is medium-rare and the vegetables begin to blacken in spots, 5 to 7 minutes.

By chefmarkmarcarian

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• olive oil
• onion
• couscous
• water
• vegetable bouillon base
• cinnamon
• garam masala
• cranberry
• broccoli
• almond
• salt
• black pepper
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add couscous and stir until light brown.
2. 2 Add water, bouillon, cinnamon, garam masala, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until water is absorbed, 8 to 10 minutes. Add cranberries, broccoli, and almonds, and allow to steam under the lid until softened, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with parsley. Serve warm.

By Lenny

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• olive oil
• onion
• salt
• thyme
• garlic
• cumin
• vegetable broth
• tomato
• red lentil
• tomato paste
• oregano
• black pepper
• water
• flat-leaf parsley
• lemon

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and 1 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes. Add thyme sprigs, garlic, cumin, and bay leaves; cook, stirring, for 1 minute more.
2. 2 Add vegetable broth, tomatoes, red lentils, tomato paste, oregano, remaining salt, and pepper to the saucepan. Cover partially and simmer, stirring occasionally, until lentils are very soft and falling apart, 30 to 45 minutes.
3. 3 Discard thyme sprigs and bay leaves. Let soup cool briefly, about 10 minutes. Transfer 4 cups of soup to a blender; blend until smooth. Mix back into the saucepan. Stir in water. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with chopped parsley and a squirt of lemon juice.

By Jet62879

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• chicken broth
• lime zest
• thyme
• parsley
• red wine
• saffron
• rosewater
• lime
• water
• garlic
• onion
• nutmeg
• cumin
• black pepper
• cardamom
• cinnamon
• turmeric
• salt
• olive oil
• lamb shank

Instructions

1. 1 Rub 1 tablespoon olive oil over lamb shanks and cover with salt.
2. 2 Mix turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper, cumin, and nutmeg together in a small bowl. Sprinkle over lamb shanks. Let lamb shanks marinate for 1 hour at room temperature.
3. 3 Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot. Cook and stir onion until browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
4. 4 Whisk hot water, lime juice, rose water, and saffron together in a small bowl. Cover and let steep for 10 minutes.
5. 5 Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook lamb shanks in batches until browned, 5 to 8 minutes per batch. Transfer lamb shanks to a plate.
6. 6 Whisk wine into the pot, scraping any browned bits off the bottom. Add onion and garlic mixture, steeped saffron mixture, parsley, thyme, lime zest, and bay leaves. Return lamb shanks to the pot. Cover with chicken broth. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until lamb shanks are tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
7. 7 Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
8. 8 Uncover pot and simmer until broth reduces slightly, about 20 minutes. Transfer lamb shanks to an oven-safe dish.
9. 9 Place lamb shanks in the preheated oven to keep warm.
10. 10 Bring broth to a boil; simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Spoon broth over lamb shanks.

By Andraya Winters

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• cilantro
• parsley
• green pea
• chickpea
• cayenne pepper
• saffron
• cumin
• oregano
• black pepper
• basmati rice
• spaghetti
• kosher salt
• red bell pepper
• yellow onion
• butter
• olive oil
• water
• salt
• yellow onion
• carrot
• celery
• chicken

Instructions

1. 1 Place chicken, celery, carrot, onion, and bay leaf in a stockpot and cover with water. Set over high heat, add salt, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the thighs and legs can be pulled easily from the carcass, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove chicken to a bowl, carefully tipping the carcass to drain any broth from the cavity back into the stockpot.
2. 2 Let meat sit until it's cool enough to handle, 15 to 20 minutes. Separate skin, bones, and meat. Set aside 2 cups shredded meat (white, dark, or a combination of the two) for rice-a-roni and reserve the rest for another use.
3. 3 Transfer skin and bones back to the stockpot with the broth and simmer for 1 to 2 hours or until you need it. Strain.
4. 4 Combine oil and butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. When hot and melted, add onion, bell pepper, and salt. Cook and stir until onion just starts to turn translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add broken spaghetti and cook until toasted and light golden brown to dark brown in color, about 3 minutes; it's okay if the onions and peppers start to caramelize.
5. 5 Add rice and stir until completely coated. Add pepper, oregano, cumin, and saffron. Stir in 3 ½ cups chicken broth. Add cayenne, garbanzo beans, peas, and shredded chicken and return to a simmer.
6. 6 Cover tightly with a lid, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 15 minutes; do not lift the lid or stir during this time.
7. 7 Remove the lid and check the rice in a couple spots. It should be just barely tender. (If it seems undercooked, you can cover and cook for a few more minutes.) Replace the lid, turn off the heat, and let rice sit for 10 minutes.
8. 8 Sprinkle parsley and cilantro over top and stir to combine. Check for seasoning and serve immediately.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• yogurt
• olive oil
• couscous
• zucchini
• harissa
• cayenne pepper
• turmeric
• thyme
• celery
• red bell pepper
• green bell pepper
• turnip
• parsnip
• rutabaga
• tomato
• chickpea
• carrot
• chicken stock
• garlic
• onion
• spicy sausage
• chicken thigh
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs, skin-sides down; sear until golden brown on both sides. Set aside. Reduce heat to medium. Add sausage; cook until no longer pink. Set aside until cool enough to handle, then cut into 1-inch pieces.
2. 2 Stir onions and garlic into skillet; cook until onions softened and turned translucent. Stir in 2 cups chicken stock, garbanzo beans, diced tomatoes, carrots, rutabaga, bell peppers, and celery. Season with thyme, turmeric, cayenne, bay leaf, and harissa. Return chicken and sausage to skillet. Cover; simmer until chicken is no longer pink, about 30 minutes. Stir in zucchini; cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Meanwhile, stir couscous and 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil together in a heatproof bowl. Bring remaining 2 cups chicken stock in a saucepan to a boil; stir into couscous, cover, and keep hot.
4. 4 Serve stew over couscous; dollop with yogurt.

By SKIDMORA

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• mint
• parsley
• pomegranate molasses
• brown sugar
• tomato paste
• tomato
• fava bean
• vegetable broth
• salt
• pea
• red bell pepper
• carrot
• butternut squash
• anchovy
• garlic
• onion
• olive oil
• olive oil
• red pepper flake
• paprika
• sea salt
• garlic
• cumin seed
• caraway seed
• coriander seed

Instructions

1. 1 To make harissa paste: Heat a dry skillet over high heat and add coriander, caraway and cumin seeds. Shake pan gently until spices become fragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat and pour seeds into mortar and grind with pestle to a fine powder. Add garlic, salt, paprika and dried red pepper flakes, mashing and stirring until garlic is incorporated with the spices. Mixture will be dry and crumbly. Add enough of the 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil until you have a thick paste. Use fewer pepper flakes if you prefer less heat. Set aside.
2. 2 Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large pot and add minced onions and garlic. Cook slowly over low heat until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Push onions aside in the pot, and stir in the anchovies. Cook anchovies until they soften, mashing them with the back of a wooden spoon until they dissolve. Stir together with the onion and garlic mixture.
3. 3 Add the butternut squash, carrots, bell pepper, frozen peas and a pinch of salt. Stir and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Pour in the stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for about a minute.
4. 4 Stir in the drained fava beans, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf and harissa paste (from step 1). Add brown sugar and pomegranate molasses. Bring back to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and cook uncovered for about 1 1/2 hours. The long, slow cooking time allows the flavors to deepen.
5. 5 Just before serving, stir in the chopped parsley. Top with the mint, if you like.

By XjacyX

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• ketchup
• beer
• worcestershire sauce
• ground beef

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

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• artichoke
• lemon juice
• garlic

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

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• butter
• garlic
• chicken stock
• white wine
• baby bok choy

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

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• shallot
• black peppercorn
• white wine vinegar
• white wine
• heavy cream
• butter

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

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• egg
• vinegar
• water
• pickling spice
• garlic

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

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• beef tamale
• beef broth
• water
• chili powder
• long grain rice

Instructions

1. 1 Place tamales in a large pot; mash with a potato masher. Add beef broth, water, chili powder, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Stir in rice. Reduce heat to low; cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Cover and let stand for about 5 minutes.

By KenderFriend

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• heavy cream
• chicken broth
• salt
• black pepper
• cardoon
• gruyere cheese

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

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• fennel bulb
• leek
• vegetable bouillon
• water
• olive oil
• parmesan cheese

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

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• creole seasoning
• thyme
• oregano
• garlic powder
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Mix together crushed bay leaves, Creole seasoning, thyme, oregano, garlic powder, and pepper in a small bowl until well combined.

By HEBEGEBE

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• apple juice
• apple cider vinegar
• liquid smoke
• baby back pork rib

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

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• apple
• white sugar
• apple cider vinegar
• thyme
• brandy
• salt

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

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• bison back rib
• water
• carrot
• celery
• onion
• bbq sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Place rib portions into the bottom of a slow cooker. Cover with water. Add carrot, celery, onion, and bay leaf. Cover and cook until tender and no longer pink in the centers, 8 hours on Low or 4 hours on High.
2. 2 Meanwhile, preheat an outdoor grill for low heat and lightly oil the grate.
3. 3 Take the cooked ribs out of the slow cooker and brush generously with the BBQ sauce.
4. 4 Cook ribs on the preheated grill just until nicely browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

By Deb C

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• mussel
• garlic
• onion
• parsley
• thyme
• white wine
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Scrub mussels. Pull off beards, the tuft of fibers that attach each mussel to it's shell, cutting them at the base with a paring knife. Discard those that do not close when you handle them and any with broken shells. Set aside.
2. 2 Combine onion, garlic, 4 tablespoons parsley, bay leaf, thyme, wine, and 2 tablespoons butter in large pot. Bring to boil. Lower heat, and cook 2 minutes. Add mussels, and cover. Cook just until shells open, 3 to 4 minutes. Do not overcook. Remove mussels from sauce, and place in bowls.
3. 3 Strain liquid, and return to pot. Add remaining butter and parsley. Heat until butter melts. Pour over mussels.

By Christine L

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• egg
• tarragon vinegar
• water
• white sugar
• salt
• celery seed
• garlic

Instructions

1. 1 Place eggs in a large 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 the tarragon vinegar, water, sugar, salt, celery seed, garlic and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then simmer 30 minutes. Set aside to cool.
3. 3 Pour mixture over eggs; cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 days.

By Brenda Moore

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• beet
• apple cider vinegar
• sugar
• clove
• black peppercorn
• salt
• onion

Instructions

1. 1 Place the beets into a medium bowl and set aside.
2. 2 In a medium saucepan, combine vinegar and 1/2 cup beet juice and bring to a boil. Add sugar, cloves, peppercorns, bay leaf, salt and onion, and return to a boil. Remove from heat, and pour mixture over the beets. Toss until coated, cover and chill. Serve the beets very cold.

By Bea Gassman

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• gelatin
• water
• vegetable juice
• worcestershire sauce
• garlic
• onion
• celery

Instructions

1. 1 Fully dissolve gelatin in boiling water in a mixing bowl.
2. 2 Combine vegetable juice, Worcestershire sauce, cloves, and bay leaf in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaf and cloves.
3. 3 Stir onion and celery into vegetable juice.
4. 4 Pour vegetable juice mixture over dissolved gelatin; stir gently to blend.
5. 5 Refrigerate until set completely, about 1 hour.

By Barbara Zavadil

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• garlic
• white wine vinegar
• white sugar
• black peppercorn
• clove
• red chile pepper
• lemon zest

Instructions

1. 1 Trim the tops from the heads of garlic. Peel off all but one layer of the outer skin. Set aside.
2. 2 In a saucepan, combine the vinegar, sugar, peppercorns, cloves, bay leaf, chile peppers and lemon zest. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, and continue to boil for another 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand overnight at room temperature.
3. 3 Transfer to a clean jar. Strain the brine into the jar with the garlic so that the heads are completely covered. Discard the solids. Cover and store in the refrigerator until using. It will keep for 6 to 8 weeks. To keep longer, store in sterile jars and process in a hot water bath for at least 10 minutes to seal the jars.

By Laura

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• corned beef brisket
• spice packet
• beer
• peppercorn
• garlic clove

Instructions

1. 1 Place briskets into a large pot. Sprinkle one spice packet over top; discard remaining spice packet or save for another use. Pour in beer, then add enough water to cover briskets by 1 inch. Add peppercorns, garlic, and bay leaves, cover, and bring to a boil.
2. 2 Reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer, checking hourly and adding more water if necessary to keep briskets covered, until meat is tender and can be easily pulled apart with a fork, at least 4 hours or up to 5.
3. 3 Carefully transfer briskets to a cutting board; let rest until they firm up a bit, about 10 minutes. Slice or shred meat, then place onto a platter for serving. Discard cooking liquid or save it for another use.

By Suze Knisley