Bread Sauce
Ingredients
This is an easy-to-make bread sauce. Simple and cheap ingredients can be used to create this truly wonderful bread sauce. Just the thing to accompany a warm filling roast on those cold and bitter winter nights.
- 1 medium onion, peeled but leave root intact
- 4 - 6 cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 570ml whole milk
- 200g fresh white breadcrumbs, crusts removed
- Pinch of grated nutmeg
- 50g butter
- 4 tbsp double cream
Method
- Stick the cloves into the onion.
- Place the onion and bay leaves in a small pan with the milk. Bring to the boil, and then simmer for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and leave to infuse for one hour – or better still overnight.
- Remove the onion and bay leaves. Heat the milk gently and stir in the breadcrumbs and nutmeg.
- Continue heating for 3-4 minutes until piping hot. Stir in the cream and butter and check the seasoning.
- Add more milk if it is too thick. Serve warm topped with a knob of butter and a sprinkling of nutmeg.
Tip
- Bread sauce can be made in advance and just warmed before serving.
