Whisky sauce

Name: Whisky sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 600 ml (20 fl oz)
Ingredients: 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons sugar; 600 ml (20 fl oz) milk; 2 tablespoons cream or milk; 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways; a large pinch of ground nutmeg; 2 egg yolks; 30 g (1 oz) plain flour; 3 tablespoons whisky

Preparation info

Makes
600 ml

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Christmas

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

This is a great sauce for Christmas puddings and desserts, flavoured with fresh vanilla and whisky.

Ingredients

600 ml (20 fl oz) milk
a large pinch of ground nutmeg<

Sauce
Vegetarian
Winter
Christmas
December

Method

Place the milk in a pan with the nutmeg. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod and add to the milk with the pod. Heat gently until small bubbles appear around the edge of the pan. Set aside to cool, then strain the milk, discard the pod and wipe out the pan.
Melt the butter in the pan over low heat. Sprinkle the flour over the butter and cook, stirring continuo