Bread sauce

This thick, creamy bread sauce with a garlicky twist is an unbeatable classic

Bread sauce

SERVES

6

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

15

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

30

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 600ml milk

  • 85-100g soft white breadcrumbs

  • 2 onions, each stuck with 6 cloves

  • 55g butter

  • salt

  • pepper

  • 75-100ml thick cream

  • 2 good pinches of ground cloves or quatre epices 

Method

  1. Bring all the ingredients, except the cream, to the boil in a small, deep saucepan.

  2. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer gently on a very low heat or cook at 160°C for 30 minutes.

  3. Remove the onion and add the cream just before serving.

  4. Correct the seasoning and add a little more milk if the sauce is too thick.

  5. Serve hot.

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