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Brown butter bread & onion sauce

Name: Brown butter bread & onion sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 40g unsalted butter; ½ large onion finely chopped; 1 bay leaf (optional); 500ml whole milk; pinch of ground nutmeg; pinch of ground cloves; stale bread cut into chunks

Barney Desmazery

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Serves 6 - 8

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 30 mins

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Make a flavourful bread sauce to accompany your Christmas dinner. The sauce is silky and thick thanks to butter and whole milk – no need to add cream

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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40g unsalted butter
½ large onion

finely chopped
1 bay leaf

(optional)
500ml whole milk
pinch of ground nutmeg
pinch of ground cloves
stale bread

cut into chunks

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Nutrition: Per serving (8)

kcal111
fat7g
saturates4g
carbs9g
sugars4g
fibre1g
protein3g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1

Heat the butter in pan over a medium heat until just starting to sizzle, then continue to cook until it turns a nutty brown. Add the onion and bay leaf, if using, and cook over a low heat for 10-15 mins until the onion is soft and lightly golden. Add the milk and ground spices, then season and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and set aside to infuse for at least 5 mins. Can be made a day ahead and chilled.
step 2

Remove the bay leaf if needed, and add the bread. Bring back to the boil, then remove from the heat and blitz using a hand blender or blender until smooth. Return to the pan and simmer gently for 2 mins until thick. Can be made a day ahead and chilled, then reheated with a splash more milk. Tip into a bowl and season with black pepper before serving.

Recipe tip

NO WASTE
In early December, put an airtight container in the freezer and start saving any bread crusts and ends or stale croissants, then use them in this sauce.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2022

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