Bay leaf recipes

bay leaf
No Mediterranean or Italian dish is complete without a flavoursome bay leaf or two. Add these big, shiny leaves at the start of the cooking process to slowly infuse the dish with their robust aroma.

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Charred rib-eye steak with guacasalsa
Puy lentils with smoked haddock & watercress
Pescado a la Veracruzana
4 out of 5 stars(4)
The best seafood chowder
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Roast beef top rump with beefy roasties & anchovy hollandaise
Roast beef topside with tomatoes, garlic & Madeira
The best pot roast beef
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Egg biryani
Buttery tomato chickpeas & orecchiette
Whisky peppercorn sauce
3 out of 5 stars(2)
Lemon drizzle cake with bay leaf syrup
Pork & cider with winter squash and pearl barley
5 out of 5 stars(1)
The best minestrone soup
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Sausages with lentils & pickled grapes
Sausage, shallot & lentil one-pot
4.5 out of 5 stars(15)
Mushroom Bourguignon
3.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Roast beef with date & tamarind
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Roast beef with port & blackberry sauce
Shahi paneer
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Chicken with sauerkraut, bacon & apples
Lemony one-pan chicken & rice (tavuk kapama)
5 out of 5 stars(9)
Griddled harissa halloumi with lentil, pomegranate, courgette & mint
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Steak à l’échalote
4.5 out of 5 stars(10)
Braised fennel with goat's cheese
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Roast baby tomatoes & chickpeas with bay and garlic
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Peach melba tatin
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Lamb with apricots & ginger
5 out of 5 stars(5)
Garlicky white beans, leeks & cod
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Slow-roast lamb shoulder with beer & carrots
4.5 out of 5 stars(9)
Adraki chicken
3.5 out of 5 stars(6)
Potatoes dauphinoise
4.5 out of 5 stars(9)
Chipotle black beans with hake
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Indian-spiced lamb shoulder
5 out of 5 stars(4)
The best... veggie cottage pie
5 out of 5 stars(11)
The best mulled wine
Pork chops with crackling, cider-braised red cabbage & salad onion butter
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Chocolate & cherry yule log
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Cosy leek & smoked haddock mac ‘n’ cheese
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Onion & chive bagel bread sauce
Lamb, kale & ginger curry
4.5 out of 5 stars(5)
Leek & apple soup with Cheddar croutons
4 out of 5 stars(3)
Pot-roast topside of beef with chimichurri
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Ultimate vegetarian gravy
3.5 out of 5 stars(5)
The only gravy recipe you need
Celeriac soup with toasted hazelnuts & truffle oil
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Spiced whole chicken with herby rice
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Braised Puy lentils & red cabbage
4 out of 5 stars(2)
The best beef Bourguignon
5 out of 5 stars(9)
Vermont baked beans
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Chicory gratin
3 out of 5 stars(2)
French onion soup
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Braised chicory with orange, thyme & honey
4.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Baked swede & Cheddar pudding
4 out of 5 stars(10)
Red cabbage & celeriac gratin

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Charred rib-eye steak with guacasalsa

Puy lentils with smoked haddock & watercress

Pescado a la Veracruzana

The best seafood chowder

Roast beef top rump with beefy roasties & anchovy hollandaise

Roast beef topside with tomatoes, garlic & Madeira

The best pot roast beef

Egg biryani

Buttery tomato chickpeas & orecchiette

Whisky peppercorn sauce

Lemon drizzle cake with bay leaf syrup

Pork & cider with winter squash and pearl barley

The best minestrone soup

Sausages with lentils & pickled grapes

Sausage, shallot & lentil one-pot

Mushroom Bourguignon

Roast beef with date & tamarind

Roast beef with port & blackberry sauce

Shahi paneer

Chicken with sauerkraut, bacon & apples

Lemony one-pan chicken & rice (tavuk kapama)

Griddled harissa halloumi with lentil, pomegranate, courgette & mint

Steak à l’échalote

Braised fennel with goat's cheese

Roast baby tomatoes & chickpeas with bay and garlic

Peach melba tatin

Lamb with apricots & ginger

Garlicky white beans, leeks & cod

Slow-roast lamb shoulder with beer & carrots

Adraki chicken

Potatoes dauphinoise

Chipotle black beans with hake

Indian-spiced lamb shoulder

The best... veggie cottage pie

The best mulled wine

Pork chops with crackling, cider-braised red cabbage & salad onion butter

Chocolate & cherry yule log

Cosy leek & smoked haddock mac ‘n’ cheese

Onion & chive bagel bread sauce

Lamb, kale & ginger curry

Leek & apple soup with Cheddar croutons

Pot-roast topside of beef with chimichurri

Ultimate vegetarian gravy

The only gravy recipe you need

Celeriac soup with toasted hazelnuts & truffle oil

Spiced whole chicken with herby rice

Braised Puy lentils & red cabbage

The best beef Bourguignon

Vermont baked beans

Chicory gratin

French onion soup

Braised chicory with orange, thyme & honey

Baked swede & Cheddar pudding

Red cabbage & celeriac gratin