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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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Potatoes dauphinoise
Braised Puy lentils & red cabbage
The best beef Bourguignon
Chipotle black beans with hake
Chicory gratin
Indian-spiced lamb shoulder
The best... veggie cottage pie
French onion soup
Baked swede & Cheddar pudding
The best mulled wine
Red cabbage & celeriac gratin
Pork chops with crackling, cider-braised red cabbage & salad onion butter
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
Turkey gravy
Honey roast ham with Cumberland sauce
Daube de boeuf
Chicken with fennel, harissa & olives
Spiced lentil casserole with shallots & root vegetables
Creamy tomato soup with goat’s cheese & poppy seed scones
Roast chicken on a bed of tomatoes
Roast tomato & saffron quiche
Tomato rice with chorizo & smoked paprika
Radish & pea soup
Jeremy Lee's spring salmagundi with herby rack of lamb
Braised leg of lamb with mint, parsley & almond pesto
Chole (spiced chickpeas)
Tahari
Crisp-topped mac ’n’ cheese with tomatoes & green beans
Barbacoa gammon with black bean & mango salsa
Sharp-sweet shallots
The best bolognese
Caramelised onion & anchovy spaghetti
Pea & celeriac crusted fish pie
Poule au pot (Pot-roast chicken)
New Year steak pie
Scallops with lentils & fennel cream
Turkey curry
Bramley apple & potato mash
Spiced turkey soup
Vermont baked beans
Braised chicory with orange, thyme & honey
Chocolate & cherry yule log
Blackberry & bay custard tart
Quick-pickled dill cucumbers
Chilled Romano pepper soup
Puy lentils with asparagus, mangetout, hazelnuts & blue cheese
Dhansak with chicken thighs