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red bowl of bread sauce with cracker behind

Easy Homemade Christmas Bread Sauce

Karon Grieve
No Christmas dinner is complete without bread sauce and this easy recipe is so delicious and fragrant, the perfect Christmas sauce
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course sauces
Cuisine British
Servings 6 people
Calories 166 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 400 ml milk
  • 30 g butter
  • 1/2 onion peeled
  • 1 clove garlic peeled
  • 3 sprigs thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 peppercorns
  • 4 cloves
  • 150 g white breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp cream single cream
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
Metric - US Customary

Instructions
 

  • You can half the half onion, roughly chop or leave it as it is and either stud with the cloves or just put them in with other ingredients
  • Heat the milk and butter with bay leaf, thyme, garlic, onion, cloves and pepper corns and bring to boil then lower heat to a simmer for 15 minutes to infuse the milk with all the flavourings
  • Remove all solids with a slotted spoon or pour through a sieve and return infused milk to the pan. Discard solids.
  • Add breadcrumbs and heat and stir 2 minutes
  • Finally, add the cream and the nutmeg and stir through before serving with another pinch of nutmeg on top and a few thyme leaves to decorate

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Notes

You can make your bread sauce up to 2 days ahead and keep in the fridge before reheating on Christmas day.
Freeze leftover bread sauce for up to 4 months.
Use leftovers in sandwiches, to make turkey leftover croquettes or ham croquettes etc.

Nutrition

Calories: 166kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 6gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 217mgPotassium: 185mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 219IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 146mgIron: 1mg
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