Bouquet Garni Bundles

Bouquet Garni is just a wonderful little bundle of herbs to use in soups, stews, and all your other wonderful cooking. They are super easy to make – we make two different kinds: Italian and Provencal. If you have ever seen them before you have probably seen them in little bags that you can hang on the inside of your pot. I like to make them in bundles and store them in an airtight container after they dry. There are so many different opinions of the different blends that can be made – and there is no wrong way. Here are our favorite two:

Italian:

Italian Parsley, Oregano, Bay Leaf, Basil, and Rosemary

Provencal:

Bay Leaf, Sage, Rosemary, Thyme, Italian Parsley

Bundle Directions:

1. Gather the herbs you wish to bundle from your yard or the store–make sure they are fresh, not dried.

2. Take a few stalks of each herb {or leaves of basil} and only one bay leaf for each bundle

3. After gathering them together, use kitchen twine to wrap around the bundle {criss-crossing} and then tie the bundle together.

4. Allow your cute little bundles to sit out for a few days to dry—and then store them in an airtight container until ready to use for soups, stews, stocks, etc. Put one in per pot of soup.