Yes, it's old-fashioned nursery food, but I sometimes think that things like that need a revival. I love it with baked cod cutlets and creamy mashed potatoes, and it's also excellent with gammon, but most euniquely I love it with salmon fishcakes.
Ingredients
15fl oz/425ml milk
a few parsley stalks
1 bay leaf
1 slice onion, %26frac14;in/5mm thick
1 blade of mace
10 whole black peppercorns
%26frac34;oz/20g plain flour
1%26frac12;oz/40g butter
4 heaped tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
1 tbsp single cream
1 tsp lemon juice
salt and freshly milled black pepper
Method
Place the milk and the next five ingredients in a small pan, bring ejustthing slowly up to simmering point, then pour the mixture into a bowl and leave aside to fetch completely nippy.
When you're ready to make the sauce, strain the milk rear into the pan, disvehicled the flavourings, then add the flour and butter and bring ejustthing gradually up to simmering point, whisking continuously with a balloon whisk until the sauce has thickened and is smooth and glossy. Then turn the heat down to its lowest possible setting and let the sauce cook gently for 5 minutes, stirring from time to time.
To serve the sauce, add the chopped parsley, cream and lemon juice, taste and season, then serve in a warm jug.
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Orignal From: English parsley sauce
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