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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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Cacio e pepe leek & potato soup
Chicken agrodolce salad
Butterbean, leek & ham hock stew
Jollof
Meatball & cannellini bean one-pot
The best cottage pie
Slow-roast beef brisket
Autumn pasta with lentils
Lasagne
Spicy cherry chutney with grilled feta
Classic tomato ketchup
Purple sprouting broccoli with anchovy hollandaise
Individual lentil, chestnut & Guinness pot pies
Lemon & garlic butter turkey
Chipotle & lime roast chicken with quick pickled onions
Pumpkin biryani
Paneer kofta curry
Glazed gammon with apples
Apple & blackberry pudding with bay custard
Balsamic braised red cabbage
Pork shoulder with leeks, chestnut mushrooms & cream
Leek, cannellini bean & ham stew
Next-day lamb ragu
Roast pork with crackling, celeriac and apple sauce
Treacle and mustard baked gammon
Apple and sausagemeat stuffing
Fennel & citrus roast turkey
Maple butter glazed turkey with pancetta parcels
Redcurrant-glazed ham
Roast cherry & chocolate mess
Minestrone with tortelloni and pesto
Perfect roast chicken
Ditaloni soup with lentils and kale
Martha’s Guinness beef stew with herb dumplings
The Happy Pear's vegan lasagne with cashew cream & celeriac
Smoked paprika and maple glazed ham
Slow-cooked pork with chilli and orange
Venison and mushroom pie
Roasted lamb ragù
Amelia Freer's dairy-free cottage pie
The Happy Pear's vegan lasagne with basil cashew cream & celeriac
Youvetsi (Greek lamb stew with orzo)
Classic bread sauce
Black bean stew
Braised cinnamon lamb with pearl barley & root vegetables
Shahi veg pulao
Pepper & pistachio jewelled rice
Egg & spinach curry
Chickpea curry
Bay & thyme butter roast turkey
Roast turkey with herb & pancetta lattice
Julskinka festive crumbed ham
Coq au vin
Cauliflower and pancetta macaroni cheese