Bread Sauce

Name: Bread Sauce
Yield: Yield: 750 ml (1¼ pints/25 fl oz)
Ingredients: 1 onion, halved; 4 cloves; 600 ml (1 pint/2½ cups) full-fat (whole) milk; 1 small bay leaf; Freshly ground nutmeg or mace; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 150 g (5½ oz/2¾ cups) fresh white breadcrumbs; 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) double (heavy) cream; 50 g (1¾ oz/3½ tbsp) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces; Freshly ground nutmeg or mace

Preparation info

Yield:
750 ml

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chicken and Other Birds

By Paul Gayler

Published 2015

About

Bread sauce is the classic to serve with any poultry, although it is especially good with chicken and game. It is simple to prepare; the cream adds a lovely richness, while the addition of a little grated nutmeg or mace gives it an added spiciness.

Ingredients

1 onion, halved
4 cloves
600 ml (1 pint<

Sauce
Vegetarian

Method

Stud each onion half with 2 cloves. Place the milk, bay leaf and onion in pan over a medium heat. Bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 1 hour.

Strain the milk into a clean pan and return to the heat. When the milk is hot, add the breadcrumbs. Reduce the heat and cook for about 2 minutes over a low heat until thick.

Add the cream, stir in the butte