Sauce So Simple

Here’s a sexy little number that takes just 2 minutes to make but will work with absolutely anything. It compliments a chicken breast wrapped in bacon, drizzled over a nice slab of steak or coating a bowl of penne pasta. And all you need is double cream and an oxo cube!

Here’s how simple this is. Take a small frying pan and gently warm the cream. Make sure it’s not too hot or it’ll start to curdle. Crumble an oxo cube into the cream and mix. If you’re having a chicken dish use a chicken stock; a beef meal, a beef stock. Just mix the cube in until the cream changes colour; add more if it’s not flavoursome enough for you. For a small tub of cream I often use one and a half cubes. And that’s it.

Serve it over a dish full of pasta, or add a few peppercorns to create a delicious sauce to accompany a steak. It’s flexible and quick and works with pretty much anything.