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Make this classic bread sauce to accompany your Christmas main, then also check out our sourdough bread sauce and cranberry sauce.

  • 25g butter
  • 1 onion
    grated
  • 600ml milk
  • 6 black peppercorns
  • 6 cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 142ml pot double cream
  • 200g fresh white breadcrumbs

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal318
  • fat18.4g
  • saturates10.3g
  • carbs32.4g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre1g
  • protein7.7g
  • salt0.83g

Method

  • step 1

    Melt the butter in a pan and cook the onion for 5 minutes until softened. Add everything else but the breadcrumbs and gently simmer for 15 minutes.

  • step 2

    Fish out the peppercorns, cloves and bay leaf then stir in the breadcrumbs and simmer for a few minutes (add a splash more milk if you like your sauce thinner). Season and pour into a warm serving jug or bowl.

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