Dishes with bay leaf - 1301 cooking recipes

The laurel family gives us not only laurel, but also cinnamon, avocado, camphor and some essential oils and medicinal substances. The noble laurel itself has a number of amazing properties and completely retains them when dried. Bay leaf decoction is antibacterial, antifungal and diuretic. It improves immunity, cleanses joints, suppresses the spread of tuberculosis bacillus, helps with diabetes and sinusitis, amenorrhea and colic. Bay leaf (decoction) is harmful only in excessive quantities and... for harmful insects: moths, cockroaches, flour bugs and others. The decoction is prepared as follows: boil the chopped bay leaf in water (1 tsp bay leaf per 2 cups) for 5 minutes under the lid, leave for 2 hours. Drink a tablespoon 2-3 times a day for 2 weeks. For medicinal purposes Not only bay leaves are used. Recipes for the treatment of some diseases mention the fruits of the bay tree (for example, cancer) or essential oil. A medallion with laurel oil will protect against infection, insomnia, depression, and increase performance. A few drops of oil on the skin will relieve pain from bruises and sprains, and warm the chest during ARVI and bronchitis. Culinary recipes with bay leaves first appeared in French and German cookbooks. These seasonings, which give the dish a pleasant aroma and bitter root taste, are added to food in moderation, otherwise they can spoil the dish instead of improving it. The range of dishes in which bay leaves are appropriate is very wide. First of all, these are brines and marinades for vegetables, mushrooms and fish, all kinds of stews, soups. Lard is salted with laurel, table vinegar is flavored. We flavor, treat, marinate - cook at home with laurel!