Classic bread sauce

Name: Classic bread sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 onion, halved; 6 cloves; 600ml whole milk; 5 black peppercorns; 2 bay leaves; 125g fresh white breadcrumbs; Knob of butter; Grated fresh nutmeg to taste

Published: 13 Jul 18
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

Simple, creamy and a must with turkey (or chicken if you like), this bread sauce recipe will complete your roast dinner.

Serves 8
Takes 10 minutes to make, 10 minutes to cook, plus infusing

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Ingredients

1 onion, halved
6 cloves
600ml whole milk
5 black peppercorns
2 bay leaves
125g fresh white breadcrumbs
Knob of butter
Grated fresh nutmeg to taste

Method

Stud the onion halves with the cloves and place in a medium saucepan with the milk, peppercorns and bay leaves. Bring to the boil, turn down the heat, then simmer gently for 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat, then leave to infuse for an hour or so. Strain and discard the solids.
Pour the infused milk back into the pan, beat in the breadcrumbs and half the butter and simmer gently for 5 minutes to thicken. Just before serving, beat in the rest of the butter, season, and grate in nutmeg to taste. Spoon into a bowl and serve with the turkey.

Recipe from December 2011 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 114kcals
Fat: 4.3g (2.5g saturated)
Protein: 4.2g
Carbohydrates: 15.7g (3.8g sugars)
Salt: 0.4g

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