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Clotted Cream Bread Sauce

By OcadoLife
Bread sauce is not just for Christmas – it makes a delicious accompaniment to a roast dinner all year round, adding subtle spice and a comforting texture. This Clotted Cream Bread Sauce recipe from chef and restaurateur…
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Ingredients

10 total
  • 500ml whole milk
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 6 cloves
  • 10 black peppercorns
  • 1 fresh bay leaf
  • ½ tsp grated nutmeg
  • 150g stale white bread, crusts removed, blitzed to coarse crumbs
  • 100g clotted cream
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp damson preserve or cranberry jelly (optional)

Method

3 steps

  1. Step 1

    Put the milk, onion, cloves, peppercorns, bay leaf and grated nutmeg into a saucepan. Heat until steaming, then take off the hob and leave to infuse for 1 hr. Strain through a sieve and return to a clean pan (discard the flavourings).

  2. Step 2

    Tip in the breadcrumbs and stir gently over low heat for 6 mins until the sauce has thickened. Stir in the clotted cream and butter until melted. Season to taste.

  3. Step 3

    Transfer to a serving bowl and swirl in the damson preserve or cranberry jelly (if using).