Easy bread sauce
HB-6883 · Hand-built original · British
Milk infused with a clove-studded onion, bay and peppercorns is thickened with fresh white breadcrumbs and butter into the classic British bread sauce.
BritishSide dishes1 hrServes 6–87 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal
Main ingredient: large onion
Servings:6quantities adjust to match
Ingredients
- 6 cloves
- 1 large onion, peeled
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 black peppercorns
- 1 pint full-fat milk
- 4oz fresh white breadcrumbs
- 1½oz butter
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Push all six cloves into the peeled whole onion, put it in a saucepan with the bay leaf, the peppercorns and the milk, bring the milk just to the boil, then take the pan off the heat and leave the aromatics to steep for 15 minutes.
- Strain the infused milk into a clean pan, discarding the onion, bay and peppercorns, and stir the fresh white breadcrumbs into it.
- Cook the sauce over a low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring from time to time, until the breadcrumbs have swollen and drunk up the milk and the sauce holds the thickness you want.
- Beat the butter into the hot sauce until it melts through, then season the bread sauce with salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve it warm with roast meat.
Prep: 30 min · Cook: 30 min
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
7 kcalCalories
0.2 gProtein
1.7 gCarbs
0 gFat
0 gSaturates
0.3 gFibre
0.8 gSugars
1 mgSodium
0 mgCholesterol
27 mgPotassium
4 mgCalcium
1 servingServing
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data