If you want to flavor a soup or sauce with herbs, but don't want pieces of the herb in the final product, you'll want to know how to make a bouquet garni. This page walks you through the process of making a bouquet garni, step by step.

There is no fixed rule about what needs to be included in a bouquet garni. While most include classic French cooking herbs, you'll want to include the herbs and whole spices that you need to flavor the soup or sauce that you're creating. This page provides three bouquet garnis to get you started- use the recipes as written, or modify them to your taste.

there are three ways you can create a bouquet garni.

1. Tie herbs with kitchen string. This works well when using sprigs of fresh herbs.
2. Place the herbs and spices on a 4 by 4 square of cheesecloth, and tie up in a pouch with kitchen string. You can use fresh or dried herbs, as well as whole spices in the cheesecloth bundle.
3. You can also use a tea ball in place of the cheesecloth. The tea ball is also a good choice if your bouquet garni includes spices or dry herbs- just make sure the tea ball can be closed securely.

• 2 bay leaves
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 clove garlic, peeled
• 8 sprigs of parsley
• 6 peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme

• 3 bay leaves
• 3 celery tops with leaves
• 3 whole cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
• 8 sprigs of parsley
• 8 peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon summer savory
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme

• 2 bay leaves
• 3 celery tops with leaves
• 3 whole cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
• 4 sprigs of parsley
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1 teaspoon summer savory
• 4-5 inch strip of orange zest