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: 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways; 2 tablespoons cream or milk; 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter; 3 tablespoons whisky; 2 tablespoons sugar; 30 g (1 oz) plain flour; a large pinch of ground nutmeg; 2 egg yolks; 600 ml (20 fl oz) milk

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<

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

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