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Bread Sauce

One serving has 225 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (29%), cobalamin (29%), calcium (23%), phosphorus (23%) and selenium (21%). Ready in 35 minutes.

Bread Sauce
Photo: ElinorD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 25 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (204 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 150 g Milk, whole
  • 25 g Bread, white
  • 20 g Onions, raw
  • 0.2 g Cloves
  • 8 g Butter, unsalted
  • 0.1 g Nutmeg
  • 0.5 g Salt

Method

  1. Put the milk in a small pan with the onion (studded with the cloves) and bring almost to a boil.
  2. Remove from the heat, cover, and let infuse for 20-30 minutes.
  3. Remove the onion and cloves, then stir in the crumbled bread.
  4. Return to low heat and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes until thickened to a soft, pourable consistency.
  5. Stir in the butter, nutmeg and salt, and serve warm alongside roast poultry.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy225 kcal11%
Carbohydrates21.6 g
Water160 mL
Fiber1 g3%
Protein7.4 g15%
Tryptophan0.06 g
Threonine0.21 g
Isoleucine0.25 g
Leucine0.46 g
Lysine0.41 g
Methionine0.13 g
Cystine0.03 g
Phenylalanine0.25 g
Tyrosine0.24 g
Valine0.32 g
Histidine0.15 g
Fat12.3 g
Monounsaturated3.3 g
Polyunsaturated1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.33 g
Saturated7.1 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol32.2 mg
Calcium230 mg23%
Copper0.08 mg9%
Iron0.96 mg5%
Magnesium24.6 mg8%
Manganese0.31 mg17%
Phosphorus162 mg23%
Potassium261 mg6%
Selenium11.6 µg21%
Sodium380 mg
Zinc0.82 mg10%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.21 mg19%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.32 mg29%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.4 mg10%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.73 mg15%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.1 mg8%
Folate (vitamin B9)11.7 µg3%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.69 µg29%
Choline24.3 mg6%
Vitamin A124 µg18%
Vitamin C1.5 mg2%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)76.5 IU13%
Vitamin E0.31 mg2%
Vitamin K1.4 µg2%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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