Cauliflower Cheese
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 1:43am

Ingredients




1 cauliflower
50 grams flour
50 grams butter
400 ml milk
500 grams mature white cheddar grated
breadcrumbs

Splash of Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon English mustard
nutmeg

salt

pepper

Preparation

1 Break cauliflower into florets 2 Steam cauliflower for 5 minutes then set aside 3 Melt butter in a saucepan 4 Add flour to form a golden roux 5 Slowly add the milk whisking to avoid lumps 6 Bring to the boil continually whisking 7 Once a thick sauce has formed stir in 3/4 of the cheese 8 Add Worcestershire sauce, mustard, nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste 9 Spread out the cauliflower in a gratin dish 10 Pour over the rich yummy creamy sauce 11 Sprinkle remaining cheese and breadcrumbs on top 12 Bake at 425 Fahrenheit for about 20 minutes until bubbly and browned on top

About


A traditional English dish that works as well as a main dish by itself or a side to accompany such things as grilled or roasted fish or meat. Great to warm you up from the inside on a cold day.
Switch up the recipie by substituting different cheeses such as a blue cheese (Stilton or Roquefort) or by adding some flaked poached fish.