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Parmesan cauliflower cheese

In this recipe, the cauliflower is cooked first in milk and this is used to make a Parmesan-bechamel sauce. The dish is topped with more Parmesan before being browned in the oven.

23K 3 4.7

Last modified on: December 1^st 2021

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You will need:

1 1 cauliflower
2 1 litre whole milk
3 grated nutmeg
4 100 g flour
5 80 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 2,380 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
39 min.	55 min.	1 hour 34 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

Prepare 1 cauliflower.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Put the cauliflower in a large pan and cover with 1 litre whole milk. Salt, pepper and add nutmeg to taste.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

Bring to the boil and cook until the cauliflower is barely tender (do not overcook).

Stage 4 - 4 min.

Take the cauliflower out of the pan with a skimmer or araignée (spider) and transfer to a colander to drain. Keep the milk.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Butter a gratin dish generously and add the cauliflower (thoroughly drained).

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Bring the milk used to cook the cauliflower back to a simmer.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Tip in 100 g flour all at once...

Stage 8 - 5 min.

...and mix thoroughly with a whisk.

Keep stirring until the bechamel thickens.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

Add 80 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)...

Stage 10 - 3 min.

...and stir until the cheese has melted.

Your Parmesan and cauliflower-flavoured bechamel is ready.

Stage 11 - 2 min.

Pour a generous amount of sauce over the cauliflower.

Stage 12 - 2 min.

Scatter a little more Parmesan over, or use a different cheese for the topping, such as Comté, Emmental, Cheddar...

Stage 13 - 30 min.

Bake for about 30 minutes.

As always with gratin-style dishes, you can finish with a quick blast under the grill for 2 or 3 minutes to brown the top.

Remarks

You may well have some sauce left over after stage 11. This can be kept in the fridge for several days in a sealed container.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made, based on a recipe by Diego Alary.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,555 Kcal or 6,510 Kj	115 gr	147 gr	56 gr
58 %	33 %	10 %	6 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
65 Kcal or 272 Kj	5 gr	6 gr	2 gr
2 %	1 %	<1 %	<1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For : 4.81 $

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cramique, Cheese Soufflé, Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, ... All
	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Celeriac and sesame soup, Aperitif rolls, Coq au vin, Gingerbread, ... All
	Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon, Polpete, Turnip and Jerusalem artichoke soup, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Thaï rice with small vegetables, Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Breton coleslaw, Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, Cauliflower and chickpea purée, ... All

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