The best bread sauce

The best bread sauce

Bread sauce is a classic for good reason: it’s a seriously good addition to Christmas dinner, adding creamy richness and warming spice. The milk is infused with onion, cloves, peppercorns and a bay leaf before the sauce is finished with freshly grated nutmeg. And it can be made ahead, too.

The best bread sauce

Serve this bread sauce alongside roast goose as part of our zero-waste Christmas feast, and all the partially-used ingredients and peelings will be used up in other parts of the meal.

 

  • Serves icon Serves 6 with leftovers
  • Time icon Hands-on time 15 min, plus 20 min infusing

Bread sauce is a classic for good reason: it’s a seriously good addition to Christmas dinner, adding creamy richness and warming spice. The milk is infused with onion, cloves, peppercorns and a bay leaf before the sauce is finished with freshly grated nutmeg. And it can be made ahead, too.

Serve this bread sauce alongside roast goose as part of our zero-waste Christmas feast, and all the partially-used ingredients and peelings will be used up in other parts of the meal.

 

Nutrition: Per serving

Calories
141kcals
Fat
8.1g (4.8g saturated)
Protein
5g
Carbohydrates
12g (5.1g sugars)
Fibre
0.5g
Salt
0.3g

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 568ml (1 pint) whole milk
  • 6 cloves
  • 8 black peppercorns
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 100g white bread, whizzed into breadcrumbs
  • 50ml double cream
  • Freshly grated nutmeg
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Method

  1. Top, tail and peel the onion, reserving the trimmings for the gravy, if making our zero-waste Christmas dinner. Halve the onion and put in a medium pan with the milk, cloves, peppercorns and bay leaf. Bring almost to the boil, then remove from the heat and cover. Leave for at least 20 minutes to infuse.
  2. Strain the milk into another pan and add the breadcrumbs. Cook for a few minutes, stirring, until warmed through and thickened. Add the cream and a splash of water, then season with salt, pepper and freshly grated nutmeg. If making ahead, cool, then keep covered in the fridge for up to 24 hours. Gently reheat before serving.

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
141kcals
Fat
8.1g (4.8g saturated)
Protein
5g
Carbohydrates
12g (5.1g sugars)
Fibre
0.5g
Salt
0.3g

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Recipe By:

Emily Gussin
Food producer and sustainability lead, delicious.

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