Find successful Bouquets Garnis

How do you find successful Bouquets Garnis ? Simply by studying recipes and watching cooking programs on television. Look for recipes that use more than two herbs, spices or flavourings. Even though the recipe, in almost all instances, won’t state that, these are
all bouquet garni’s. When you study successful recipes and chef’s, take special note of the following aspects:
1. The ingredients – which herbs, spices and ‘other flavourings’ make up the bouquet garni. This will give you an indication of which herbs can be used
together.
2. The proportions – the proportions of the different herbs that make up the
bouquet garni in relation to each other.
3. The portion size - this will help you develop a feel for how much herbs to add to a dish.
4. The dish in which the bouquet garni is used – this will give you an indication of which herbs go well with which dishes.
5. When do they add the different herbs – at the beginning or closer to the end?
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that a bouquet garni needs to be added all at once either. Remember – there are no rules.
Don’t fall into the trap of "analysis paralysis" either. Take your notes to the kitchen and put them to the test. Creating culinary delights is more craft than art.
Meaning that you need to experiment. Meaning that you will make your share of mistakes. Meaning that some of your diners will accuse you of trying to poison them. Just remind them that they are fortunate to get such healthy poison, learn from the mistakes, and move on.
In my experience, we normally give up at a point just before reaching success.
Persevere. It is your key to success.
Here are two good tips. Apart from your "study notes" make short written notes of each "experiment" as well. I emphasise written notes, as my "mental notes" have failed me on numerous occasions. Sometimes it can be as simple as changing one proportion in
your bouquet garni to be praised as a master chef. Next, involve everybody in your "experiments." Making culinary delights is a sought after social craft, and you will be doing your children a favour if you let them develop this skill with you. In my experience most children have a "natural gift" for producing culinary delights. Why? Simply because they have inquisitive minds and they don’t mind taking
risks – they like to be adventurous.

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