Per serving:
- Calories: 154
- Protein: 4g
- Total fat: 10g
- Saturates: 6g
- Carbs: 10g
- Total sugars: 3g
- Fibre: 1g
Brown Bread Sauce
No Christmas dinner would be complete without a serving of bread sauce, and this one’s a winner.
Try our brown bread sauce as a side dish this festive season!
Cooking notes: Plus infusing
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Yields:
8 serving(s)
Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
25 mins
Cal/Serv:
154
Ingredients
- 1 large onion
- 6 whole cloves
- 500 ml full fat milk
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 black peppercorns
- 150 g fresh brown breadcrumbs
- 25 g butter
- 75 ml double cream
- Freshly grated nutmeg, to sprinkle
Directions
- Step 1Peel onion, cut in half and stud with cloves. In a medium pan heat milk, onions, bay leaf and peppercorns until mixture just begins to simmer. Remove from heat and leave to infuse for 30min.
- Step 2Scoop out onions, bay leaf and peppercorns from milk. Return pan to medium heat, add breadcrumbs and cook until thickened.
- Step 3Stir through butter and cream. Season well and transfer to a serving bowl. Sprinkle over nutmeg to taste and serve.
Get ahead:
Make to end of step 2 up to a day ahead. Pour into a container and lay clingfilm on surface. Cover and chill. Alternatively, freeze for up to a month. To serve, thaw overnight in fridge (if frozen), then warm through in a pan and complete recipe. Loosen with extra milk, if you like.
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