Buttery shallot bread sauce
This bread sauce has flavour layered up from the very start ,with almost-melting shallots, herbs and spices
Difficulty and servings
Serves 8
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 20 mins
Cook 25 mins
Vegetarian
- Heat the butter and oil in a pan, then add the shallots, cloves, thyme and bay and cook very, very gently for 15 mins until soft, translucent and pale golden.
- Remove the cloves, add the milk and pepper, then bring to a gentle simmer for 10 mins. Stir in the breadcrumbs, give it another 5 mins or so over a very low heat until the bread has plumped up nicely, then stir in the cream and nutmeg. Fish out the stalks from the thyme - the leaves will have fallen off. Season to taste. To serve, grate over a little more nutmeg, drizzle with a little more cream and decorate with a bay leaf.
Peeling shallots
Make the shallots easier to peel by soaking in just-boiled water for 5 mins. Halve them, then peel away the skin.
Prepare ahead
Can be made 3 days in advance and chilled. To reheat, warm through in a saucepan on the hob or microwave on medium for 3 mins. You may want to add a splash more milk or cream to loosen it a little.
174 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 14g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 1g, sugar 4g, salt 0.43 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2009.
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Ingredients
- 50g butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 10 shallots , finely sliced (see tip, below)
- 6 cloves
- 3 thyme sprigs
- 1 bay leaf , plus extra to serve
- 600ml full-fat milk
- pinch white pepper
- 100g fresh white breadcrumbs , from a good-quality loaf
- 5 tbsp single or double cream , plus more to serve, if you like
- ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg , or to taste
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 8
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 20 mins
Cook 25 mins
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 50g butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 10 shallots , finely sliced (see tip, below)
- 6 cloves
- 3 thyme sprigs
- 1 bay leaf , plus extra to serve
- 600ml full-fat milk
- pinch white pepper
- 100g fresh white breadcrumbs , from a good-quality loaf
- 5 tbsp single or double cream , plus more to serve, if you like
- ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg , or to taste
174 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 14g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 1g, sugar 4g, salt 0.43 g
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