Don's Cauliflower Cheese
Recipe: #21112
September 28, 2015
Categories: Side Dishes, Cauliflower, British, Sunday Dinner, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, more
"Based on my mum's old recipe, I've added a few twists. A comfort food gem in every way.""
Original is 4 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (148.8 g)
- Calories 440.9
- Total Fat - 31.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 16.7 g
- Cholesterol - 85.9 mg
- Sodium - 935.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 19.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.8 g
- Sugars - 0.2 g
- Protein - 20.1 g
- Calcium - 303.4 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Rinse the cauliflower sprigs, place in large pot and boil in salted water for some 5 minutes or so until tenderish but still has a bite in the stalk;
Step 2
Drain, BUT reserving 150/200ml of the cooking water;
Step 3
Heat Grill to max
Step 4
Melt the butter in a small pan, stir in the flour and cook for a minute or so;
Step 5
Blend in the milk and bring to the boil, stirring until thickened, no lumps;
Step 6
Add the reserved cooking liquor, 100g cheese, pepper and mustard;
Step 7
Stir well until cheese melted;
Step 8
Place cauliflower into a greased baking dish, pour the sauce over and scatter the remaining cheese over the top;
Step 9
Sprinkle over the breadcrumbs and put cauliflower mixture under the hot grill until cheese on top is golden and bubbling;
Step 10
Meantime, fry bacon rashers until crispy;
Step 11
When cheese dish ready, sprinkle crispy bacon over the top and serve with crusty bread.
Tips
No special items needed.
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