Gizzi Erskine’s Bread Sauce
- Christmas
- Quick & Easy
- Special Guests
Full of spiced flavour and ready to be poured atop your Christmas dinner, this is Gizzie Erskine's perfected bread sauce.
Ingredients
50g Yeo Valley Organic Unsalted Butter, plus 1 extra tbsp for serving
1 Onion, chopped
6 Cloves
6 Peppercorns
1 Bay leaf
100g fresh white Breadcrumbs
4 tablespoons Yeo Valley Organic Double Cream
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg, freshly grated
¼ teaspoon ground Cloves
Sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
Method
Put the milk, butter, onion, cloves, peppercorns and bay leaf into a pan and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.
Cook gently for 5 minutes, then leave to infuse for 1 – 3 hours.
Strain the liquid and return it to the pan, discarding the aromatics and onion. Add the breadcrumbs and simmer for 3-4 minutes.
Stir in the double cream, add the spices and season. The sauce is ready when it has a thick pouring consistency and is full of spiced flavour. Serve with a knob of butter on top.
In this recipe...
Double Cream
Whole Milk
Unsalted Butter
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