Bread Sauce

Name: Bread Sauce
Ingredients: 1 small onion, stuck with cloves; 1 pint milk; Herb bouquet (thyme, parsley, bay leaf tied in cheesecloth); Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper; Freshly grated nutmeg; 1 cup fresh homemade-type white breadcrumbs; 2 tablespoons butter; Cayenne pepper; 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

9 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 small onion, stuck with cloves
1 pint milk
Herb bouquet (thyme, parsley, bay leaf tied in cheesecloth)
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
Freshly grated nutmeg
1 cup fresh homemade-type white breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons butter
Cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Directions

1

Put the onion, milk, herb bouquet and salt and pepper to taste in a saucepan.
2

Simmer gently without boiling over for 20 minutes.
3

Remove the onion and the herb bouquet.
4

Add the breadcrumbs and nutmeg and cook over very low heat until the sauce is fairly firm.
5

If too thick add more milk, if too thin, add more breadcrumbs.
6

Off heat, stir in the butter and serve the sauce in a heated gravy boat.
7

Sprinkle with Cayenne and parsley.