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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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

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
• 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

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• pork chop
• ketchup
• salt
• celery seed
• nutmeg
• white vinegar
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. 2 In a skillet, heat a small amount of oil and brown both sides of the pork chops.
3. 3 In a bowl combine ketchup, salt, celery seed, nutmeg, vinegar, water, and bay leaf; Pour over chops.
4. 4 Bake in oven for 90 minutes. Turn chops once during baking.

By Betty

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• venison tenderloin
• red wine
• apple cider vinegar
• onion
• garlic
• thyme
• rosemary

Instructions

1. 1 Combine the red wine, cider vinegar, onion, garlic, bay leaves, thyme and rosemary in a medium bowl, and mix well. Transfer to a large resealable bag, and put the venison tenderloin into the bag. Close tightly, pressing out as much air as you can. Place meat in the refrigerator to marinate, turning two or three times, for at least 12 hours.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Remove meat from marinade, and place on a roasting rack in a roasting pan.
3. 3 Roast in the oven for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or to your desired degree of doneness. For medium rare, the internal temperature of the roast should be at least 150 degrees F (65 degrees C) when taken with a meat thermometer. Let the roast stand for 15 to 20 minutes before carving.
4. 4 While the tenderloin roasts, heat marinade in a saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until the liquid is reduced by 1/3. Serve with venison.

By REDWINE48

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• dry white wine
• onion
• celery
• peppercorn
• salmon
• dill
• lemon

Instructions

1. 1 Combine wine, onion, celery, peppercorns, and bay leaf in a fish poacher. Place poacher over 2 burners on the stove.
2. 2 Rinse fish under cold water, stuff the cavity with dill and lemon slices, and place on the rack in the pot. Cover and bring slowly to a strong simmer (don't boil at any point). Cook until fish easily flakes with a fork, being sure not to overcook, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Drain and serve.

By Marvel's Kitchen

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• butter
• garlic
• onion
• tomato
• dill weed
• salt
• pepper
• chicken broth

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook, stirring until tender. Stir in tomatoes and condensed chicken broth, and season with dill weed, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
2. 2 Remove from heat, and discard bay leaf. Use a food processor or blender to purée the soup in small batches until smooth. Serve immediately, or chill and serve cold.

By zale

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• bacon
• smoked sausage
• onion
• garlic
• black bean
• chicken broth
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Cook bacon, sausage, onion, and garlic for 3 to 4 minutes. Pour in broth and scrape any browned bits of the bottom of the pot. Stir in beans, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Cancel saute mode. Close and lock the lid.
2. 2 Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions and set timer for 40 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 20 minutes. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper.

By Diana71

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• beef broth
• water
• tomato paste
• garlic
• beef bouillon
• black pepper
• long grain white rice
• cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. 1 In a pot over medium heat, mix the beef broth, water, tomato paste, garlic, and bay leaves. Stir in the beef bouillon until dissolved. Season with pepper. Bring to a boil, and mix in the rice. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 25 minutes, until rice is tender. Remove bay leaves, and serve warm with a sprinkling of Cheddar cheese.

By Sarah Gartland

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• corned beef brisket
• black peppercorn
• clove
• cayenne pepper
• cinnamon
• dark stout beer
• garlic

Instructions

1. 1 Place brisket, fat-side down, into a slow cooker. Cover with hot water and cook on High for 1 hour. Drain and discard water from the slow cooker.
2. 2 Add peppercorns, cloves, cayenne, and cinnamon to a tea ball or spice bag. Place in the slow cooker with beer, garlic cloves, and bay leaves. Add more water to just cover the brisket.
3. 3 Cook on Medium for 5 hours. Remove brisket carefully; it will be very tender and may fall apart or break in half. Let meat rest before slicing.

By Cynthia Cliffen

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• carrot
• water
• onion
• cider vinegar
• salt
• sugar
• black peppercorn
• jalapeno pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Combine carrots, water, onion, cider vinegar, salt, sugar, peppercorns, and bay leaves in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until sugar and salt dissolve, about 2 minutes. Pour over jalapenos and cover with a plate to keep vegetables submerged. Cool for about 1 hour.
2. 2 Place jalapenos in a large bowl. Pour carrot mixture over jalapenos and cover with a plate to keep vegetables submerged. Let sit until for flavors to blend, about 1 hour. Discard bay leaves. pour the mixture in a glass jar and cover; refrigerate.

By Taliesin

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• vegetable oil
• pork loin roast
• onion
• carrot
• beer
• salt
• black pepper
• clove

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Heat vegetable oil a heavy pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear pork in hot oil until brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove roast from pot.
3. 3 Drain all but about 3 tablespoons grease from pot. Cook and stir onion and carrots until softened, about 5 minutes.
4. 4 Stir beer, salt, pepper, bay leaf, and cloves into the onion mixture.
5. 5 Return pork roast to the pot and cover.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until pork is tender and no longer pink in the center, about 2 hours.
7. 7 Transfer roast to a platter and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Remove bay leaf from vegetables.
8. 8 Pour the beer and vegetable mixture from the Dutch oven into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the vegetables moving before leaving it on to puree until smooth.
9. 9 Bring pureed sauce to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat until thickened, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Spoon sauce over pork roast to serve.

By Mark D Wilder

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• vegetable oil
• pork
• garlic
• chicken broth
• soy sauce
• apple cider vinegar
• coconut milk
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat, and cook the pork until evenly browned.
2. 2 Mix the garlic into the Dutch oven, and cook 1 minute, until tender. Pour in the chicken broth, soy sauce, and cider vinegar. Place the bay leaves into the mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, and cook 1 hour, or until the pork is easily shredded with a fork. (For a thicker consistency, blend a small amount of flour with coconut milk, chicken broth, or water, then stir into sauce.) Make sure the meat stays moist and covered with the liquid. If meat looks like it's drying out, add a bit more chicken broth or water.
3. 3 Stir flour into coconut milk and add to the Dutch oven. Continue cooking until heated through.

By METALMOMMY

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• chicken
• beer
• poultry seasoning
• liquid smoke
• metal skewer

Instructions

1. 1 Rinse and dry chicken. Remove excess fat and leave skin on. Lift skin from breast and thigh areas; slide bay leaves under skin. Coat chicken with poultry seasoning.
2. 2 Drink 1/2 of the can of beer; pour liquid smoke into remaining beer. Raise tab on beer can until it is in the straight-up position.
3. 3 Insert beer can into chicken from the bottom until even with bottom of chicken. Insert skewer through wing, ribs, beer can tab, and out the opposite side. (This keeps the can from falling out of chicken.)
4. 4 Preheat the grill by lighting the coals. Spread the coals to form a ring around the outside edge of the grill.
5. 5 Place chicken in the center, standing up on the can to cook. Close grill; cook for 2 hours. A meat thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
6. 6 Remove chicken carefully from the grill so as not to spill the contents of the can. Remove skewer and beer can; let chicken sit for 15 minutes before cutting.

By Max

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• coriander seed
• cumin seed
• black peppercorn
• clove
• cardamom seed
• chile de arbol pepper
• cinnamon stick

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a small skillet over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, in a small, heatproof bowl, stir together coriander seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns, cloves, cardamom seeds, bay leaves, dried chiles de arbol, and cinnamon pieces. Sprinkle spices into hot skillet and toast, shaking every few seconds, until coriander and cumin are reddish brown, cinnamon and bay leaves appear brittle and crinkly, chiles are blackened in spots, other spices are slightly ashy black, and the whole thing is highly fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer immediately to bowl.
2. 2 When cooled completely, crumble chiles and grind everything in a spice grinder (or a coffee grinder or high-powered blender) to the consistency of finely ground black pepper. Store in a sealed container in a cool, dark place up to 3 months.

By Raghavan Iyer