Bread sauce

Name: Bread sauce
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500ml whole milk; 1 onion, peeled and halved; 6 cloves; 2 bay leaves; 100g white bread, crusts removed, torn; 30g butter; 2 tbsp double cream; 0.25 tsp freshly grated nutmeg; 0.5 tsp salt

A soft, creamy sauce infused with onion, cloves and bay. The classic partner to roast chicken and turkey.

Time25 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.37 a head

6 servings

Ingredients

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500 mlwhole milk
1onionpeeled and halved
6cloves
2bay leaves
100 gwhite breadcrusts removed, torn
30 gbutter
2 tbspdouble cream
¼ tspfreshly grated nutmeg
½ tspsalt

Method

1
Stud the onion halves with the cloves and put them in a pan with the milk and bay leaves.
2
Bring to a gentle simmer, then take off the heat and leave to infuse for 20 minutes.
20 min
3
Remove the onion and bay leaves. Return the pan to a low heat.
4
Stir in the torn bread and cook for 5 minutes, stirring, until thick.
5 min
5
Beat in the butter, cream, nutmeg and salt. Add a splash more milk if it is too thick.
6
Serve warm.

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