Saucy

Dear Tom

Are you buried under the weight of your Christmas shopping and Jobs?

Oh well, whilst you aren't looking I shall just add to your 'to do' list :)

I was thinkng that you might want a recipe for bread sauce, not a personal favourite, but everyone else seems to like it, and also a cranberry sauce.

Bread Sauce

Ingredients

400ml full fat milk
1 medium onion, peeled and halved
1 Bay leaf
5/6 cloves
2 slices white bread, made into bread crumbs
25g butter, softened
salt and pepper

Method

* Put milk, cloves, onion, and bay leaf into a saucepan and heat until simmering
* Turn off the heat and leave to sit for 30 minutes, the longer you leave it the stronger it will taste
* Strain the milk mixture into a clean pan, add breadcrumbs and heat to simmering. Simmer for a couple of minutes
* Season and stir in butter
* It can now be left to cool and can be reheated ready to serve, it can be made on Christmas eve and refridgerated


Cranberry and Orange Sauce

Ingredients

250g Cranberries, fresh
1 large orange, juice and zest
half tsp of ground ginger
40g caster sugar
half tsp cinnamon
3-4 cloves
Optional - 2 tbsp port

Method

* Put everything into a pan and simmer for 10-15 minutes until cranberries have broken down, stir regularly to prevent sticking and if nedded you can add a tablespoon of water at a time to help with the cooking
* Dish up warm or leave to go cold


I Hope you find these useful

Yours, a hectic and buried under wrapping paper,

Ruth