Bread & onion sauce

• butter↗85g g
• onions↗2

  sliced

• fresh bay leaves↗2

  plus extra to serve

• whole milk↗600ml ml
• cloves↗7
• crustless white bread↗140g g
• pot double cream↗142ml ml

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat the butter in a pan, add the onions and bay leaves, then gently fry with the lid on for 10 mins until soft, but not coloured.

2. 2

   Add milk and cloves, then simmer gently, uncovered, for 30 mins, stirring occasionally.

3. 3

   Remove bay and cloves, then tip everything into a processor and blitz with two-thirds of the bread until smooth. Chill for up to two days. To serve, tip the cream into a pan, add the sauce, then stir until mixed. Tear in the remaining bread. Add a little milk if necessary to thin the consistency. Season and serve warm.