Description
Jamie oliver’s bread sauce offers a classic British accompaniment with rich, creamy texture that elevates roast dinners. Warm milk, aromatics, and crumbled bread create a comforting sauce perfect for holiday meals you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 loaves ciabatta (ready-to-bake)
- 700 ml (24 fl oz) whole milk
- 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter
- 1 onion
- 4 cloves
- 2 fresh bay leaves
- 1 whole nutmeg (for grating)
- 4 tbsps double cream
Instructions
- Onion Preparation: Peel onion whole, strategically embed whole cloves across its surface.
- Milk Infusion: Combine clove-studded onion, bay leaves, milk, salt, pepper, and freshly grated nutmeg in a medium saucepan over low heat, allowing gentle simmering for 15 minutes without boiling.
- Milk Straining: Remove from heat, strain infused milk through a fine-mesh sieve, discarding onion and spice solids while reserving aromatic liquid.
- Breadcrumb Integration: Process ciabatta into coarse crumbs, gradually whisk into strained milk over medium heat until completely dissolved and smooth.
- Cream Enrichment: Fold unsalted butter and heavy cream into the mixture, continuously stirring to create a velvety consistency.
- Final Refinement: Adjust sauce thickness by incorporating additional breadcrumbs or milk, season with salt and pepper to taste, ensuring balanced flavors.
- Serving Preparation: Transfer sauce to serving container, allowing to cool to room temperature, ready for immediate serving or refrigeration.
Notes
- Clove Precision: Evenly distribute whole cloves across the onion’s surface for balanced, aromatic infusion.
- Heat Management: Maintain extremely low temperature to prevent milk from boiling or developing a skin, which can create unwanted texture.
- Bread Selection: Use day-old ciabatta for optimal breadcrumb absorption and richer sauce consistency.
- Final Texture Check: Aim for a silky, smooth sauce that coats the back of a spoon without being too thick or runny.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 282
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 62 mg