Beautiful bread sauce

By Jamie Oliver

Learn how to make bread sauce with Jamie's simple bread sauce recipe, the perfect accompaniment to any roast dinner.

Ingredients

• 1 onion
• 4 cloves
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 1 whole nutmeg, for grating
• 700ml whole milk
• 2 loaves of ready-to-bake ciabatta
• 30g unsalted butter
• 4 tablespoons double cream

Instructions

1. 1

   Peel the onion, leaving it whole, then spike it with the cloves.

2. 2

   Put the spiked onion into a medium saucepan with the bay leaves, milk and a few pinches of sea salt and black pepper. Finely grate in a few scrapings of nutmeg.

3. 3

   Place the pan on a high heat and bring to the boil – keep a close eye on it as milk comes to the boil very suddenly. Reduce to a low heat and simmer very gently for 5 minutes to let the flavours infuse. Remove from the heat and leave to stand for 15 minutes.

4. 4

   Meanwhile, cut the crusts off of the ciabatta loaves. Tear 1½ loaves into chunks and pulse them in a food processor until you have coarse breadcrumbs.

5. 5

   Strain the milk through a sieve into a jug, discarding everything left behind in the sieve.

6. 6

   Return the milk to the pan and bring back to the boil over a high heat. Reduce to a medium heat and simmer, gradually stirring in the breadcrumbs until you’ve used them all up.

7. 7

   Add the butter and cream to the pan, stir well, then have a taste and season with a little more salt and pepper, if needed.

8. 8

   Have a look at the sauce – you want it to be the perfect consistency for you. If it’s too runny, blitz the remaining ciabatta and add some more breadcrumbs, if it’s a little thick, add more milk. Transfer to a jug or bowl and serve.