Bread Sauce

⏱ 45 mins 🍽 2 cups 🏷 Sauces

This recipe guides you through making a traditional British bread sauce, a classic creamy accompaniment for roast poultry and game. The method involves infusing milk with a clove-studded onion before combining it with fresh breadcrumbs to create a thick, rich sauce. Finished with butter, nutmeg and sour cream, it's seasoned to taste. The entire process takes about 45 minutes to yield approximately 2 cups of sauce.

Bread Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 small onion, peeled and studded with 3 cloves
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 1/2 cups fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • salt
  • black pepper

Method

  1. Place the onion and milk into the top section of a double boiler and heat very gradually until it is just below boiling.
  2. Take the pan off the heat and let it sit for 20 minutes to allow the onion and clove flavours to steep into the milk.
  3. Take out the onion, then mix the breadcrumbs into the infused milk. Place the pan back over the heat, keeping it on the double boiler.
  4. Keep stirring the mixture until it reaches a thickened consistency.
  5. Next, mix in the butter, nutmeg and sour cream until fully incorporated.
  6. Season the finished sauce with salt and black pepper according to your preference.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium413400 mg

Recipe details

CategorySauces
Authormorgainegeiser