Bread Sauce

Name: Bread Sauce
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 600ml Whole Milk; 1 Onions, peeled and halved; 6 Cloves, whole, studded into onion halves; 2 Bay Leaves; 8 Black Peppercorns, whole; 150g White Breadcrumbs, fresh, crusts removed; 50g Unsalted Butter; 50ml Double Cream; 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg, plus a little extra to finish; Some Salt, to taste; Some White Pepper, to taste

Bread sauce is a classic, velvety British accompaniment — rich, creamy and softly spiced with warm aromatics. It’s comfortingly simple: milk infused with sweet onion and whole spices is blended with butter, white breadcrumbs and cream to create a luxurious sauce that pairs especially well with roast poultry.

Bread sauce is a classic, velvety British accompaniment — rich, creamy and softly spiced with warm aromatics. It’s comfortingly si... Show more

Traditional British Recipe

Health Grade

D- · Occasional

Time

30 min

Price

0,28 €

Calories

227 kcal

vegetarian

low calorie

quick

easy

Method

Prep the onion

Peel and halve the Onion, then push the Cloves into the cut sides so they stay together and are easy to lift out later.

Infuse the milk

Pour the Whole Milk into a saucepan with the onion, Bay Leaf, and Black Peppercorns. Warm it over medium heat until it just reaches a gentle simmer, then reduce the heat and let it infuse for 15 minutes. Give it an occasional stir so the milk does not scald or form a skin.

Thicken the sauce

Lift out and discard the onion, cloves, bay leaf, and peppercorns, then return the milk to the pan. Stir in the White Breadcrumbs and Unsalted Butter, and cook gently for 5 minutes, stirring often, until the breadcrumbs swell and the sauce turns thick and velvety.

Finish the sauce

Take the pan off the heat and stir in the Double Cream and Ground Nutmeg. Season with Salt and White Pepper to taste, then spoon the bread sauce into a warm serving bowl and finish with a tiny extra dusting of nutmeg.