Luxury Cauliflower Cheese Food

CAULIFLOWER CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil, then add 1 large cauliflower, broken into pieces, and cook for 5 mins - lift out a piece to test, it should be cooked.
• Drain the cauliflower, then tip into an ovenproof dish. Heat oven to 220C/200C/gas 7.
• Put the saucepan back on the heat and add 500ml milk, 4 tbsp flour and 50g butter.
• Keep whisking fast as the butter melts and the mixture comes to the boil - the flour will disappear and the sauce will begin to thicken. Whisk for 2 mins while the sauce bubbles and becomes nice and thick.
• Turn off the heat, stir in most of the 100g grated cheddar cheese and pour over the cauliflower. Scatter over the remaining cheese, and 2-3 tbsp breadcrumbs if using.
• Put in the oven and bake for 20 mins until bubbling.

LUXURY CAULIFLOWER CHEESE

Steps:

• Pre heat oven 180 degrees.
• Chop cauliflower and put in large pan of boiling water. Cook until tender.
• Heat the oil in frying pan, and add sliced pepper and leek, until softened.
• Stir in flour and mustard, cooking and stirrring for 2-3 minutes. Take off heat and add the milk gradually stiring until well blended.
• Return to heat and bring to boil, stirring until thickened.
• Stir in 175g/6oz the cheese and season with salt and pepper, add parsley.
• Put cauliflower in ovenprooff dish, spoon over cheese sauce and sprinkle rest of cheese on top.
• Place on oven for 20 - 30 minutes. Alternatively can place under grill for 5 minutes.

PUFFED CAULIFLOWER CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Wash cauliflower; remove stalk end.
• Cut into quarters; remove hard stalk.
• Divide into florets; cook in boiling salted water until tender; drain.
• Heat butter in pan.
• Add flour; stir over low heat 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Add milk gradually; stir until smooth.
• Return to heat; stir until boiling.
• Add salt, pepper and most of bread crumbs.
• Stir in egg yolks, cheese and cauliflower; adjust seasonings to taste.
• Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into mixture.
• Put into greased ovenproof dish; sprinkle with remaining crumbs.
• Bake in preheated 400 degree oven about 30 minutes, until well risen and brown.