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Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• chicken
• onion
• celery
• salt
• pepper
• egg
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 Wash chicken and place in large pot. Cover with water and add chopped vegetables, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 2 hours or until meat comes away easily from the bone. Remove chicken from broth and strain liquid. Reserve the broth and discard all vegetables.
2. 2 When chicken is cool remove meat from the bones and all skin, keeping the chicken meat in reasonably large pieces.
3. 3 To make the noodles(sliders): Beat the egg with some of the cooled broth, measure out the flour, work the egg mixture into the flour adding broth as required until the dough forms a ball. Knead the ball for a few minutes. Roll out the dough on a floured surface. Cut the dough into strips about 1 1/2 inches wide and 3 inches long. Don't worry if they are irregular in shape. Leave any excess flour on the noodles.
4. 4 Bring the reserved broth to a rapid boil, add the noodles and let them boil for about 5 minutes. Reduce heat, add cut up chicken and simmer until the broth is very thick like gravy (add a little flour to thicken if required). Add salt and pepper to taste.

By Sharon Howard

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• water
• ground pork
• onion
• celery
• salt
• clove
• cinnamon
• baking potato
• pie crust

Instructions

1. 1 Combine water, ground pork, onion, celery, salt, bay leaf, cloves, and cinnamon in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; simmer until water has evaporated, about 3 hours. (The water will help break up the raw pork.) Remove from heat; discard bay leaf.
2. 2 Place potatoes in a separate saucepan with enough water to cover towards the end of pork's cook time. Bring to a boil; cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and mash potatoes. Stir mashed potatoes into pork when pork is done until combined.
3. 3 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line two 9-inch pie plates with bottom crusts.
4. 4 Divide pork filling between crusts. Cover with top crusts; flute edges to seal.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until crusts are golden brown, about 45 minutes.

By tldesjar

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• baby yukon gold potato
• salt
• olive oil
• white wine vinegar
• mustard
• salt
• black pepper
• shallot
• flat-leaf parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover by 1 inch with water. Season with salt. Add bay leaf and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until potatoes can be easily pierced with a knife, 12 to 15 minutes. Do not overcook.
2. 2 Meanwhile, whisk olive oil, white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper in a small bowl together until emulsified.
3. 3 Drain cooked potatoes in a colander and cool until just warm enough to handle. Cut the potatoes into 1/2-inch slices and transfer to a large bowl.
4. 4 Drizzle vinaigrette over potatoes, gently tossing to coat. Add shallots and parsley and toss lightly to combine.
5. 5 Set the potato salad aside for about 10 minutes, allowing the flavors to meld. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Serve warm or at room temperature.

By lutzflcat

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• butter
• vegetable oil
• beef stew meat
• onion
• red wine
• carrot
• thyme
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned on all sides, 5 to 8 minutes. Brown beef in batches if necessary, making sure not to overcrowd the pan; otherwise, beef will not brown properly. Remove browned beef to the slow cooker.
2. 2 Add onions to the same skillet. Cook and stir until softened and beginning to take some color, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer onions to the slow cooker.
3. 3 Place the skillet back over medium-high heat and pour in 1/2 of the wine. Bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Remove from heat and carefully pour into the slow cooker along with remaining wine. Add carrots, thyme, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.
4. 4 Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

By stella

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• milk
• cognac
• morel mushroom
• chicken liver
• ham
• garlic
• ground pork
• egg
• black pepper
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Combine milk, cognac, and morel mushrooms in a bowl; soak for 20 minutes.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a terrine mold.
3. 3 Combine chicken livers, ham, and garlic in a food processor. Process until mixture is smooth and well combined. Add ground pork, egg, pepper, and salt. Process again until smooth and well combined.
4. 4 Drain morel mushrooms and and chop; stir mushrooms into the meat mixture. Tip pate mixture into the prepared terrine mould. Smooth out mixture with the back of a spoon and gently press bay leaf on top.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until pate has set, about 1 hour. Remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours before serving

By stella

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• butter
• onion
• thyme
• salt
• black pepper
• elbow macaroni
• all-purpose flour
• beef broth
• milk
• nutmeg
• gruyere cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onions, thyme, and bay leaf in butter for 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until onions are browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a plate and discard bay leaf. Reserve the skillet.
2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
3. 3 Meanwhile, melt remaining butter in the reserved skillet over medium heat. Whisk in flour for 1 minute, then whisk in beef broth and milk and bring to a boil; season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in Gruyère cheese until melted.
4. 4 Drain macaroni and toss with onion and sauce until well combined.

By Libbie Remmel

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• olive oil
• onion
• garlic
• herbes de provence
• turmeric
• cayenne pepper
• vegetable stock
• water
• split pea
• potato
• carrot
• ham

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a heavy soup pot or Dutch oven. Add onion and garlic; sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in herbes de Provence, turmeric, bay leaves, and cayenne pepper; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
2. 2 Add vegetable stock, water, split peas, 1/2 of the potatoes, and 1/2 of the carrots. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cover and simmer until peas are nearly tender, about 35 minutes.
3. 3 Stir in remaining potatoes and carrots. Add ham, cover, and simmer until vegetables are tender, adding more stock or water as needed, about 25 more minutes.

By JAN

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• chicken liver
• milk
• butter
• yellow onion
• black peppercorn
• garlic
• red pepper flake
• balsamic vinegar
• thyme
• salt
• black pepper
• scotch whiskey

Instructions

1. 1 Combine chicken livers and milk in a bowl. Let soak in the refrigerator, about 2 hours.
2. 2 Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until soft, about 5 minutes. Add 1 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns, garlic, red pepper flakes, and thyme; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
3. 3 Remove chicken livers from the milk with a slotted spoon; add to the saucepan with balsamic vinegar and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until chicken livers are tender and no longer pink, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly, 5 to 10 minutes.
4. 4 Transfer chicken liver mixture to a food processor. Add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons black peppercorns and Scotch; blend until smooth. Add remaining 6 tablespoons of butter and pulse until fully incorporated into the mixture.
5. 5 Divide blended mixture evenly among 6 porcelain ramekins. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 6 hours.

By Colleen Renzullo

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• bacon
• onion
• sauerkraut
• brown sugar
• chicken broth
• potato
• granny smith apple
• juniper berry
• black peppercorn
• clove
• parsley
• pork chop
• kielbasa sausage

Instructions

1. 1 Place the bacon in a large, deep pot, and cook over medium-high heat, stirring to turn pieces occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon pieces on a paper towel-lined plate. With a paper towel, wipe the bacon grease out of the pot but keep as much of the brown bits as possible. Stir in the onion, sauerkraut, brown sugar, and chicken broth, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add the potatoes and apple slices.
2. 2 Place the juniper berries, peppercorns, cloves, parsley, and bay leaf into a small cheesecloth square, and tie the ends together to make a spice bag (or place the spices into a stainless steel tea ball). Place the spice bag into the pot, and add the pork chops and kielbasa sausage pieces. Add more chicken broth, if needed, to just cover the ingredients. Bring the pot to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until the potatoes are very tender, about 1 hour.
3. 3 To serve, use a slotted spoon to remove the sauerkraut, potatoes, and apple slices to the center of a serving platter. Arrange bacon, pork chops, and kielbasa pieces around the outside of the platter.

By Nancy Gibson

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• olive oil
• turkey bacon
• onion
• chicken thigh
• smoked sausage
• garlic
• thyme
• black pepper
• tomato paste
• great northern bean
• tomato
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add bacon; cook, turning often, until crisp and brown, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Crumble when cool; set aside.
2. 2 Add onion to same skillet; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken, sausage, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, and black pepper; cook until chicken browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in tomato paste.
3. 3 Transfer chicken mixture to a slow cooker. Stir in great Northern beans, diced tomatoes, and bacon; cover the cooker. Cook on Low until cassoulet thickened and chicken very tender, 4 to 5 hours. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

By smart cookie

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• beef chuck roast
• salt
• black pepper
• vegetable oil
• onion
• butter
• flour
• merlot wine
• beef broth
• carrot
• celery
• thyme

Instructions

1. 1 Generously season beef with salt and pepper.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. Cook and stir beef in hot oil until browned on all sides, 10 to 15 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer meat to a plate.
3. 3 Cook and stir onion, butter, and a pinch of salt in drippings in the Dutch oven until onion begins to sweat. Stir in flour; cook and stir until onion starts to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Pour in wine; bring to a simmer and cook until wine is reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
4. 4 Return beef and any accumulated juices to the Dutch oven. Add broth, carrots, celery, thyme sprigs, and bay leaf; season with salt. Bring to a simmer, cover the pot with a lid, and cook over low heat until meat is almost tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
5. 5 Remove the lid and continue cooking at a simmer until meat is tender and stew is thick, about 30 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• olive oil
• onion
• garlic
• zucchini
• eggplant
• yellow squash
• green bell pepper
• red bell pepper
• yellow bell pepper
• salt
• pepper
• thyme
• tomato
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat another 1 1/2 tablespoons oil. Add zucchini in batches and sauté until slightly browned on all sides. Transfer each batch to the pot with the onions and garlic.
3. 3 Working in batches, sauté eggplant, yellow squash, and bell peppers, one batch at a time, adding oil with each batch and transferring them to the pot when sautéed.
4. 4 Season the ratatouille with salt and pepper. Add thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Cover and cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes.
5. 5 Add tomatoes and parsley. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 more minutes. Remove bay leaf and adjust seasoning before serving.

By Rani

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• black pepper
• stew meat
• butter
• onion
• carrot
• garlic
• red wine
• parsley
• thyme
• mushroom
• onion

Instructions

1. 1 In a small bowl, combine the flour, salt and ground black pepper. Coat the beef cubes with this mixture.
2. 2 Melt the butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the meat and brown well on all sides. Pour this into a 2 quart casserole dish.
3. 3 Return the skillet to the heat and add the onion, carrots and garlic to it. Saute for 5 to 10 minutes, or until onion is tender. add the wine, bay leaf, parsley, thyme, and liquid from the mushrooms. Pour over meat.
4. 4 Bake, covered, at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 2 1/2 hours. Remove cover, add canned onions and mushroom crowns, and bake for 30 more minutes.

By Teri Smith

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• beef
• red wine
• parsley
• thyme
• butter
• onion
• flour
• beef broth
• salt
• black pepper
• butter
• bacon
• onion
• button mushroom

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium bowl, combine beef, wine, parsley, thyme and bay leaf. Let marinate for 3 hours.
2. 2 Remove beef; strain and reserve marinade. Heat 4 tablespoons butter in a large heavy saucepan over medium high heat. Saute the sliced onion until tender. Stir in beef, and cook until evenly brown. Remove beef and onion; set aside. Add flour to pan, and cook, stirring, until brown. Slowly stir in beef broth, then the reserved marinade. Return the beef mixture to the pan. Cover, and simmer for 3 hours.
3. 3 Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a medium skillet over medium high heat, Stir in the bacon and small onions, and saute until onions are tender. Add mushrooms, and continue cooking until mushrooms are golden brown. Serve as a garnish.

By cheap chef

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• all-purpose flour
• butter
• onion
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• clove
• ground pork
• parsley
• egg
• bread crumb
• chicken broth
• water
• salt
• black pepper
• potato

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spread flour out in a thin, even layer on a baking sheet.
2. 2 Roast flour in the preheated oven until medium brown in color, 10 to 15 minutes; stir often and watch carefully to avoid burning. Remove flour from the baking sheet immediately once the desired color has been reached; set aside in a shallow bowl to cool.
3. 3 Melt butter in a large, heavy pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Transfer onion to a large mixing bowl. In a small bowl, mix the cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; stir spice mix into onion. Place ground pork, parsley, egg, and bread crumbs in the bowl, and mix to combine thoroughly. Form meat mixture into 1-inch meatballs; roll each meatball in the roasted flour. Reserve unused flour.
4. 4 Pour chicken broth into the pot and bring to a boil over medium heat. Carefully add the meatballs, stirring to keep them from sticking to the bottom. Add the bay leaf. Simmer meatballs 20 minutes. Add potatoes and simmer until potatoes are tender and the broth has reduced, about 20 minutes longer. Transfer meatballs to a bowl with a slotted spoon.
5. 5 Remove and discard bay leaf. Mix remaining roasted flour and cold water together in a cup. Gradually whisk flour mixture into the simmering broth to thicken. Bring stew to a full boil. Cook, stirring constantly, until gravy thickens, about 5 minutes.
6. 6 Season with salt and black pepper. Return meatballs to stew and serve.

By Nancy Carreiro

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• paprika
• asiago cheese
• gruyere cheese
• bread
• black pepper
• salt
• balsamic vinegar
• thyme
• parsley
• worcestershire sauce
• red wine
• beef broth
• chicken broth
• salt
• sweet onion
• red onion
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in red onions, sweet onions, and salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until onions are caramelized and almost syrupy, about 35 minutes.
2. 2 Stir in chicken broth, beef broth, red wine, and Worcestershire sauce. Bundle parsley, thyme, and bay leaf with kitchen twine; add to the pot. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove and discard herb bundle. Reduce heat to low; stir in vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Cover soup and keep warm over low heat while you prepare the toast.
3. 3 Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet and broil, turning once, until well toasted on both sides, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; do not turn off the broiler.
4. 4 Arrange 4 large oven-safe bowls or crocks on a rimmed baking sheet. Fill each bowl 2/3 full with hot soup. Top each bowl with 1 slice of toasted bread, 2 slices Gruyère cheese, and 1/4 of the Asiago cheese. Sprinkle a little bit of paprika over the top of each one.
5. 5 Cook under the hot broiler until bubbly and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Cheese will cascade over the sides of the crock and form a beautifully melted crusty seal as it melts.
6. 6 Serve hot and enjoy!

By Jersey Tomato

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• parsley
• canola oil
• bread
• potato starch
• red wine
• black pepper
• salt
• thyme
• red wine
• garlic
• onion
• mushroom
• white sugar
• olive oil
• water
• onion
• chicken

Instructions

1. 1 Cut wings from the chicken, cutting at the joints into 3 pieces. Cut the remaining chicken into 4 pieces, 2 breasts and 2 legs. Remove skin and bones from the breasts. Set breasts aside with the 4 meatier wing pieces.
2. 2 Pull of skin from the chicken legs and remove tips from the drumsticks. Cut down each side of the thigh bone and slide your knife under the bone to separate meat from it. Holding the thigh bone, cut all around the joint at the knee and pull out the bones. Add the legs to the breasts and wings.
3. 3 Combine pearl onions, water, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and sugar in a large saucepan; bring to a boil and cook until water is evaporated and onions begin to fry, 2 to 4 minutes. Continue cooking and stirring, shaking the pan occasionally, until onions are lightly browned and glazed on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat and cover.
4. 4 Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add chicken wings and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly browned on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the legs; cook and stir until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Add breasts; cook and stir until browned, 2 minutes per side. Transfer chicken pieces to a plate.
5. 5 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
6. 6 Place onion in the same skillet used for the chicken; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add 1 1/2 cups red wine, bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Return legs and wings to the skillet; cover and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Add chicken breasts and simmer gently until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 6 minutes.
7. 7 Stir 2 tablespoons red wine and potato starch together in a bowl until dissolved; stir into chicken mixture until sauce is thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add pearl onions and mushrooms with their juices; keep warm.
8. 8 Cut each slice of bread diagonally in half to form 2 triangles. Trim each triangle into a heart shape. Spread canola oil onto a baking sheet and press bread hearts into the oil so they are moistened on both sides.
9. 9 Bake in the preheated oven until croutons are browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
10. 10 Dip the tip of each crouton into the sauce; press into parsley until coated.
11. 11 Cut chicken breasts and legs in half. Serve 1 breast piece, 1 drumstick or thigh, and 1 wing per person with 2 croutons and spoonfuls of sauce and vegetables. Sprinkle remaining parsley over chicken.

By Jacques Pepin

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• cayenne pepper
• thyme
• tamari
• vegetable broth
• red wine
• all-purpose flour
• tomato paste
• garlic
• leek
• carrot
• black pepper
• salt
• olive oil
• onion
• oyster mushroom
• shiitake mushroom
• cremini mushroom
• button mushroom

Instructions

1. 1 Combine mushrooms and onions in a large bowl; toss gently to mix.
2. 2 Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a very large pot over medium-high heat. Add mushroom-onion mixture, in batches, to cover bottom of pot in a single layer; cook, without stirring too much, until begins to brown and caramelize on one side, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir and cook until other side is browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl using a slotted spoon. Add 2 tablespoons oil to the pot; repeat with another batch mushroom-onion mixture. Repeat until all mushroom-onion mixture is cooked.
3. 3 Season mushroom-onion mixture with salt and black pepper; set aside.
4. 4 Reduce heat to medium-low; add 1 tablespoon oil to the same pot. Add carrots and leek; cook until leek turns light golden and starts to soften, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in tomato paste; cook 1 minute. Add flour; cook and stir 1 minute more.
5. 5 Stir in wine, vegetable broth, tamari, thyme, bay leaves, and cayenne pepper while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Carefully add mushroom-onion mixture; bring to a simmer.
6. 6 Reduce heat to low; simmer, partly covered, until carrots and onions are tender and sauce has thickened, 30 to 40 minutes.

By Scott Horten

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• red chile pepper
• hog casing
• black truffle
• parsley
• black pepper
• salt
• thyme
• cayenne pepper
• paprika
• sherry
• almond meal
• creme fraiche
• egg
• lemon
• shallot
• mushroom
• butter
• milk
• white bread
• ham
• chicken

Instructions

1. 1 Roughly chop chicken and ham and place in a food processor. Process until well combined and finely chopped. Set aside.
2. 2 Combine bread cubes and milk in a medium pan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture turns into a paste. Remove from heat and set aside.
3. 3 Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, shallots, and lemon juice. Cook and stir until mushrooms are soft and liquid has evaporated, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
4. 4 Combine chicken-ham mixture, bread mixture, and mushroom mixture in a large bowl. Add egg yolks, crème fraîche, almond meal, sherry, paprika, cayenne, thyme, salt, and pepper; mix with your hands until well combined.
5. 5 Beat egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer until stiff, then gently fold into sausage mixture. Fold in parsley and shaved truffle. Cover mixture and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
6. 6 Soak hog casing in cold water for about 30 minutes. Place the wide end of a sausage stuffing funnel up against the sink tap and run cold water through the inside of casing.
7. 7 Using a medium sausage stuffing funnel attachment, place the casing on the outside of the tube. Start passing meat mixture through the funnel, stopping as it just starts to come out the other end. Tie the casing into a knot at the end, then continue passing meat mixture through the funnel, supporting sausage with your other hand. Once meat mixture is finished, tie the other end of the casing into a knot.
8. 8 Twist the casing at regular intervals to create 10 individual links, alternating between twisting in opposite directions.
9. 9 Heat a large pot of water over low heat until lukewarm. Add sausages, chile pepper, and bay leaf; bring to just below simmering. The water temperature should stay around 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Cook sausages in water for 40 minutes. Drain well, then run sausages under cold water to stop the cooking process.
10. 10 Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in the large skillet over medium heat. Cook sausages in hot butter until browned, about 7 minutes per side.

By stella

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• mushroom
• butter
• pepper
• salt
• beef broth
• tomato paste
• garlic
• all-purpose flour
• onion
• bacon
• olive oil
• beef chuck roast
• parsley
• salt
• black peppercorn
• garlic
• brandy
• carrot
• onion
• burgundy wine

Instructions

1. 1 For the marinade: Mix wine, sliced onions, carrots, brandy, garlic, peppercorns, salt, parsley, and bay leaf in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add beef and toss to evenly coat; cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 2 days.
2. 2 For the bourguignon: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
3. 3 Strain beef from the marinade and shake off excess; pat dry with paper towels. Strain vegetables and set aside; reserve marinade. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef in batches; cook until browned on all sides. Transfer browned beef into a separate medium bowl; set aside.
4. 4 Add bacon to the same skillet; cook and stir until lightly browned. Transfer bacon to the bowl with browned beef. Drain the skillet and return it to the heat. Pour 1 cup of reserved marinade into the skillet; bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Return this liquid to the reserved marinade.
5. 5 Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in the same skillet. Add chopped onions; cook and stir until just tender, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in reserved onions and carrots from the marinade; mix well, then use a slotted spoon to transfer vegetables into the bowl with beef.
6. 6 Return the skillet to the heat; stir flour in pan drippings until browned, about 1 or 2 minutes. Stir in garlic and tomato paste until combined. Add beef broth, remaining reserved marinade, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, whisking to remove any flour lumps; pour over beef mixture in the bowl. Transfer beef mixture into a casserole or baking dish.
7. 7 Cook in the preheated oven until beef is tender, about 3 hours; stir occasionally and add water if needed.
8. 8 About 10 minutes before serving, melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until lightly browned, about 5 to 7 minutes; stir mushrooms into beef mixture until well combined.

By Judy

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• ✓ bay leaf
• thyme
• parsley
• chicken broth
• potato
• tomato paste
• garlic
• onion
• carrot
• celery
• olive oil
• vegetable oil
• black pepper
• salt
• orange peel
• clove
• juniper berry
• rosemary
• thyme
• cheesecloth
• beef stew meat
• juniper berry
• thyme
• dry red wine

Instructions

1. 1 Combine wine, thyme, juniper berries, and bay leaves in a large bowl. Mix well and add meat; stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, or up to 1 day.
2. 2 Create bouquet garni by placing cheesecloth square on a work surface and adding thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, juniper berries, cloves, and orange peel on top. Tie cheesecloth into a bundle and set aside until ready to use.
3. 3 Strain and reserve marinade from meat. Drain meat on a plate lined with paper towels; pat until very dry. Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper.
4. 4 Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil to a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Heat oil until shimmering. Add 1/2 of the meat and brown gently on both sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer meat to a plate lined with paper towels and repeat with remaining oil and meat. Turn pot off. Return all meat to the pot.
5. 5 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add celery, carrots, onions, and garlic and cook, stirring gently, until softened and golden, about 10 minutes. Increase heat and add tomato paste. Cook, stirring, until fragrant and sizzling, 1 to 3 minutes more. Add reserved marinade, potato, and bouquet garni bundle to the skillet. Bring to a boil and cook, bubbling fiercely, until thickened and syrupy, 5 to 10 minutes.
6. 6 Pour vegetable mixture into the Instant Pot® with the meat. Pour in enough chicken broth to cover ingredients halfway. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 45 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
7. 7 Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 40 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Use a fork to mash some of the carrots and potatoes into the liquid in the pot. Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed. Garnish each serving with a sprinkling of parsley and thyme.

By Alice Waugh

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• salt
• white wine
• tomato paste
• celery
• carrot
• onion
• parsley
• bread crumb
• butter
• garlic pork sausage
• vegetable oil
• black pepper
• salt
• pork chop
• pork shoulder
• garlic
• thyme
• black peppercorn
• white bean
• tarbais bean
• duck leg confit
• pancetta
• chicken stock

Instructions

1. 1 Pour chicken stock into a large pot. Add pancetta, bones from duck confit, and drained beans. Tie bay leaves, peppercorns, thyme sprigs, and garlic cloves into a small square of cheesecloth to create a bouquet garni; add to the pot. Stir and bring to a simmer over high heat; skim off any foamy scum that forms if desired. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until beans are almost tender, 30 to 45 minutes.
2. 2 Sprinkle pork pieces with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; add pork and brown for 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Add sausage to the skillet and cook until nicely browned on all sides, turning occasionally, 3 to 4 minutes. Cut sausages in half and transfer to the bowl with pork pieces.
3. 3 Remove fat and skin from duck confit and add to the same skillet. Cook over medium heat until fat is rendered, about 3 minutes. Transfer all fat and browned pieces from the skillet to a mixing bowl. Add melted butter. Stir in bread crumbs and chopped parsley; stir until mixture looks like damp sand. Mix in about 1/4 to 1/2 cup bean cooking liquid.
4. 4 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
5. 5 Place onion, carrot, and celery in the same skillet used to brown the meats; add a pinch of salt. Cook and stir over medium heat until onion is translucent and the mixture turns golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in tomato paste; cook and stir until tomato paste starts to caramelize and stick to the bottom of the pan, 3 or 4 minutes. Pour in white wine; cook and stir until most of the wine evaporates, 5 or 6 minutes. Remove from heat.
6. 6 Drain beans over a large bowl to retain all the cooking liquid. Discard bones and bouquet garni.
7. 7 Place drained beans into a large shallow baking dish or cast iron skillet (about 12 inches in diameter and 3 inches deep). Stir in cooked vegetables and about 1 cup cooking liquid. Add pork pieces and distribute evenly among the beans. Top with shredded duck confit. Nestle sausage halves into bean mixture.
8. 8 Ladle cooking liquid into the baking dish until beans are nearly submerged. Spread bread crumb mixture evenly over the top but don't press into liquid. Use your fingertips to make gentle indentations on the crumb surface for better browning.
9. 9 Bake in the preheated oven until most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 2 hours. Remove from the oven and create a small well in the center of the cassoulet crust. Ladle about 1/2 cup cooking liquid (or as needed) into the well to rehydrate the mixture. Use a fork to gently poke into the cassoulet to ensure the liquid is evenly distributed, but try not to disturb the crusty surface.
10. 10 Continue baking until surface is crispy and caramelized, meat is fork-tender, and beans are creamy and tender, about 30 to 45 more minutes.
11. 11 Serve in large bowls with a spoonful or two of hot cooking liquid. Top with chopped fresh parsley.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• gruyere cheese
• basil and garlic-flavored olive oil
• bread
• hot pepper sauce
• sherry
• white wine
• thyme
• parsley
• garlic powder
• paprika
• herbes de provence
• flour
• garlic
• onion
• butter
• thyme
• black pepper
• salt
• celery
• carrot
• onion
• parsnip
• beef short rib
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Place water, beef ribs, parsnips, onions, carrots, celery, bay leaves, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, and 1 tablespoon fresh thyme into a large soup pot over medium heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, skimming and discarding foam that forms on top of broth, until broth is a rich brown color, 5 to 6 hours. (Broth may also be made in a slow cooker.) Strain broth, discard ribs and vegetables, and refrigerate extra broth.
2. 2 Melt butter in a large heavy skillet or cast iron pan over medium-low heat. Cook onions and garlic until caramelized and brown, about 30 minutes.
3. 3 Mix flour, herbes de Provence, paprika, and garlic powder together in a bowl; sprinkle over browned onions. Cook and stir 5 minutes; season with salt and black pepper. Stir in parsley and 1 teaspoon thyme.
4. 4 Pour in 4 cups beef broth, white wine, sherry, and hot pepper sauce; simmer until flavors have blended and soup has thickened, about 15 minutes. (More time doesn't hurt.)
5. 5 Preheat the oven broiler about 15 minutes before serving time. Place a rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
6. 6 Brush slices of French bread with flavored olive oil. Toast under the preheated broiler until well-browned on each side, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Ladle soup into oven-proof soup bowls; place a toasted bread slice on top of each bowl. Sprinkle each bread slice evenly with Gruyère cheese.
7. 7 Place the filled soup bowls under the broiler until cheese is melted, bubbly, and browned, 2 to 4 minutes.

By Lolobug

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• olive oil
• black pepper
• salt
• parsley
• panko bread crumb
• garlic
• butter
• tomato
• herbes de provence
• black pepper
• salt
• duck leg confit
• sausage
• olive oil
• salt
• onion
• carrot
• celery
• bacon
• water
• rosemary
• thyme
• garlic
• onion
• clove
• great northern bean

Instructions

1. 1 Soak Great Northern beans in water in a large bowl overnight. Drain beans and place into a large soup pot. Push whole clove into the 1/2 onion and add to beans; stir in garlic, bay leaf, thyme, rosemary, and 10 cups water. Bring beans to a simmer and cook over medium-low heat until beans have started to soften, about 1 hour. Drain beans and reserve the cooking liquid, removing and discarding onion with clove and bay leaf. Transfer beans to a large mixing bowl.
2. 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. 3 Cook bacon in a large, heavy Dutch oven over medium heat until lightly browned and still limp, about 5 minutes. Stir celery, carrots, and 1/2 diced onion into bacon; season with salt. Cook and stir vegetables in the hot bacon fat until tender, about 10 minutes.
4. 4 Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat; brown sausage link halves and duck confit in the hot oil until browned, about 5 minutes per side.
5. 5 Season vegetable-bacon mixture with 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, cracked black pepper, and herbes de Provence; pour in diced tomatoes. Cook and stir mixture over medium heat until juice from tomatoes has nearly evaporated and any browned bits of food on the bottom of pot have dissolved, about 5 minutes. Stir mixture into beans.
6. 6 Spread half the bean mixture into the heavy Dutch oven and place duck-sausage mixture over the beans; spread remaining beans over meat layer. Pour just enough of the reserved bean liquid into pot to reach barely to the top of the beans, reserving remaining liquid. Bring bean cassoulet to a simmer on stovetop and cover Dutch oven with lid.
7. 7 Bake bean cassoulet in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
8. 8 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add 4 crushed garlic cloves, panko crumbs, and parsley to the melted butter. Season with salt and black pepper, and drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over crumbs. Stir to thoroughly combine.
9. 9 Uncover cassoulet and check liquid level; mixture should still have several inches of liquid. If beans seem dry, add more of the reserved bean liquid. Spread half the crumb mixture evenly over the beans and return to oven. Cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes. There should be about 2 or 3 inches of liquid at the bottom of the pot; if mixture seems dry, add more reserved bean mixture. Sprinkle remaining half the bread crumb mixture over cassoulet.
10. 10 Turn oven heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake cassoulet, uncovered, until crumb topping is crisp, edges are bubbling, and the bubbles are slow and sticky, 20 to 25 more minutes. Serve beans on individual plates and top each serving with a piece of duck and several sausage pieces.

By John Mitzewich

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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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