Bread sauce

Bread sauce

A traditional Christmas sauce to serve with your roast

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Method

  1. 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.

Per serving

141 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 14g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 0g, salt 0.43 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2005.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

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
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Per serving

141 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 14g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 0g, salt 0.43 g

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