Bread Crumb Sauce for Game
A classic bread crumb sauce, perfect for serving with roast partridge or grouse. This modernized version provides clear instructions for a beginner cook.
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup Coarse stale bread crumbs (Use day-old or slightly stale bread for best results.)
- 2 cups Milk (Whole milk recommended for richness.)
- 2 tablespoons Fine bread crumbs (Use store-bought or homemade fine bread crumbs.)
- 0.25 small Onion (Quarter of a small onion.)
- 3 whole Cloves (Insert cloves into the onion quarter.)
- 0.25 teaspoon Salt (Or to taste.)
- 0.125 teaspoon Cayenne pepper (Pinch of cayenne pepper, or to taste.)
- 3 tablespoons Butter (Divided: 2 tablespoons for the sauce, 1 tablespoon for browning crumbs.)
Instructions
- 1In a double boiler, combine milk, fine bread crumbs, and onion stuck with cloves. Cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
- 2Remove the onion with cloves from the milk mixture. Add salt, cayenne pepper, and 2 tablespoons of butter. Stir until butter is melted and incorporated.
- 3In a small pan, melt the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat. Add the coarse bread crumbs and cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown and crispy. This should take about 3-5 minutes.
- 4Pour the sauce around roast partridge or grouse. Sprinkle with the browned coarse bread crumbs. Serve immediately.