Bread Sauce
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Ready In: 10 mins
Serves: 6-8
Yields: 3 cups
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 12 whole cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 black peppercorns
- 2 1⁄2 cups milk
- 2 cups fresh white breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons butter
- whole nutmeg, for grating
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream (optional)
- salt and pepper
Directions
- Make small holes in the onion using a skewer and stick the cloves in them.
- Put the onion, bay leaf, and peppercorns in a pan. Pour in milk. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, cover. Set aside for 1 hour.
- To make the sauce, discard onion and bay leaf. Strain milk to remove peppercorns. Return to a clean pan and add breadcrumbs.
- Cook over low heat 4-5 minutes until breadcrumbs have swollen and sauce is thick.
- Beat in butter. Season well with salt and pepper and a good grating of nutmeg. Stir in cream just before serving, if you are using it.
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