
Gizzi Erskine’s Bread Sauce
Full of spiced flavour and ready to be poured atop your Christmas dinner, this is Gizzie Erskine’s perfected bread sauce.
Ingredients
- 600ml Yeo Valley Organic Whole Milk
- 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
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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.
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Cook gently for 5 minutes, then leave to infuse for 1 – 3 hours.
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Strain the liquid and return it to the pan, discarding the aromatics and onion. Add the breadcrumbs and simmer for 3-4 minutes.
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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.

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