Simple bread sauce

Simple bread sauce
  • Serves icon Serves 6

No roast is complete without bread sauce, especially Christmas dinner. Learn how to make homemade bread sauce with our simple recipe.

We also have a freezable bread sauce recipe, if you like to get ahead with your cooking.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
151kcals
Fat
8.4g (5.2g saturated)
Protein
4.3g
Carbohydrates
15.5g (3.6g sugars)
Salt
0.5g
Calories
151kcals
Fat
8.4g (5.2g saturated)
Protein
4.3g
Carbohydrates
15.5g (3.6g sugars)
Salt
0.5g

Ingredients

  • 500ml milk
  • 5 black peppercorns
  • bay leaf
  • nutmeg
  • 1 small onion
  • 6 cloves
  • 200g fresh breadcrumbs

Method

  1. In a pan, heat 500ml milk with 5 black peppercorns, a bay leaf, a good grating of nutmeg and 1 small onion, peeled, halved and studded with 6 cloves.
  2. Bring almost to the boil, then set aside to infuse for 10 minutes. Strain the milk into a jug and discard the aromatics, then clean the pan and return the milk to it.
  3. Stir in 200g fresh breadcrumbs and season well. Simmer until thickened. Stir in a knob of butter and season to taste before serving.

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