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Dish of the week: Holubtsi

11 Thyme Recipes From 5 Cuisines.

Tiny leaves, serious staying power. Thyme is the endurance herb of French and broader European cooking — it goes in at the beginning, survives hours of braising, and quietly ties together stocks, roasts and bean dishes. It is a fixed member of bouquet garni alongside bay and parsley. Strip the leaves by pulling backward down the stem, or drop in whole sprigs and fish them out later.

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The recipes.

Pan of yellow ackee arils folded with flaked salt cod, sliced onion, red pepper strips and thyme

Jamaica12 hr 45 min

Ackee and Saltfish

Ackee Fruit with Salt Cod

Bowl of thick yellow Swedish pea soup with shredded smoked pork and a blob of strong mustard

Sweden14 hr

Ärtsoppa

Swedish Yellow Pea Soup with Mustard

Dark braised oxtail pieces with butter beans and carrots in glossy brown gravy in a cast iron pot

Jamaica7 hr 45 min

Brown Stew Oxtail

Braised Oxtail with Butter Beans

Bone-in curry goat in golden gravy with potato chunks in a black Dutch pot, thyme on the side

Jamaica15 hr

Curry Goat

Jamaican Curried Goat

Bowl of French onion soup with a browned, bubbling gruyère crust over a baguette crouton

France1 hr 45 min

French Onion Soup Gratinée

Golden half-moon Jamaican beef patties with flaky turmeric pastry, one broken open showing spiced beef filling

Jamaica3 hr 45 min

Jamaican Patty

Turmeric Pastry with Spiced Beef

Charred jerk chicken pieces on a smoky grill grate with thyme sprigs and Scotch bonnet peppers alongside

Jamaica9 hr 45 min

Jerk Chicken

Pimento-Smoked Spiced Chicken

Carved pink roast leg of Icelandic lamb with glazed caramelised potatoes and dark gravy

Iceland2 hr 20 min

Lambalæri

Icelandic Roast Leg of Lamb

Round za'atar flatbreads fresh from the oven, dark green herb topping with blistered puffed rims

Lebanon2 hr 15 min

Manakish Za'atar

Lebanese Za'atar Flatbread

Pot of pink-tinted coconut rice studded with red kidney beans, thyme sprigs and a whole Scotch bonnet on top

Jamaica9 hr 45 min

Rice and Peas

Coconut Rice with Kidney Beans

Pan of glossy dark green steamed callaloo greens with softened onion slices, tomato and thyme

Jamaica30 min

Steamed Callaloo

Sauteed Amaranth Greens

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