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A bunch of herbs tied with a string on a white background
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Homemade bouquet garni

The next time you're cooking a dish that contains herbs, liven up your routine by making a bouquet garni to bundle your herbs together. You'll save time when the dish is done, and you can pick up the herbs to discard them. It'll speed up your time to get your dish served.
Prep Time3 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time3 minutes
Course: Cooking Helper
Cuisine: French
Keyword: 10 ingredients or less, 5-minute recipe, vegan
Servings: 1 bouquet
Calories: 4kcal
Author: Anna Rider
Cost: $1

Equipment

  • kitchen twine
  • scissors

Ingredients

  • 3 sprigs Thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 sprigs rosemary

Instructions

  • Pick your variation of herbs to use in your bouquet garni. Wash your herbs and pat dry.
    3 sprigs Thyme, 2 bay leaves, 2 sprigs rosemary
    Loose herbs next to a ball of twine on a white background
  • Bunch the herbs together. Place the herbs over a segment of kitchen twine. I like to keep my string about 12 inches / 30 cm long. I prefer to place the herbs closer to one end of the string, leaving the other end to be very long. The excess length allows you to tie the bouquet garni around a pot handle to easily find it (see the same tip in a spice sachet).
  • Wrap the twine around the herbs a few times. Tie a double knot at the narrowest point in the bunch of herbs to increase the chances that the herbs will stay tied together.
  • Place the bouquet garni in the big pot you are cooking. Optionally, tie the other end to the pot handle.
    Retrieve and discard when your dish has finished simmering.
    A collage of 4 images showing how to make a bouquet garni and use it

Nutrition

Calories: 4kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 161IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg