Bread sauce
Cooking time
Prep:10 minsCook:25 minsSkill level
EasyServings
A traditional Christmas sauce to serve with your roast
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 141
- protein
- 4g
- carbs
- 14g
- fat
- 5g
- saturates
- 5g
- fibre
- 0g
- sugar
- 0g
- salt
- 0.43g
Ingredients
- 600ml milk
- 50g butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 6 cloves
- 6 peppercorns
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 thyme sprigs
- 100g white breadcrumbs
- 4 tbsp single cream or mascarpone
- pinch nutmeg, freshly grated
Method
Simmer the milk, butter, onion, cloves, peppercorns, garlic and herbs in a pan for 20 mins. Strain and return the liquid to the pan. Add the breadcrumbs and simmer for 3-4 mins. Stir in the cream or mascarpone. Add nutmeg, season and serve. Can be made up to 3 days in advance and heated up on the hob or microwave on Medium for 3 mins.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2005