Cauliflower Cheese and Bacon gratin Recipe
(serves 4)

Ingredients:

500 g
250 ml
25 g
1
75 g
30 g/ 1/4 cup
100 ml
50 g


4 tbsp

cauliflower
milk
butter, plus extra for greasing dish
clove garlic finely chopped
rindless bacon, diced
plain flour
fresh cream
Gruyere cheese, grated
Salt and white pepper
grated nutmeg
finely grated Parmesan cheese

Method:

1. Break up the cauliflower into florets and cut the stalk diagonally into 5 mm slices.

2. Bring a large pan of salted water to boil and cook both the florets and sliced stalk for 7-8 minutes. Take 4 tablespoons of the cooking liquid and mix the milk and then drain the cauliflower pieces thoroughly.

3. Preheat the oven to 200 ^oC. Butter a gratin dish and scatter chopped garlic over the base.

4. Melt the butter in a frying pan and fry the bacon for 5 minutes or until it releases its fat. While it is cooking, heat the milk mixture.

5. Sprinkle the flour into the bacon pan and stir for 2-3 minutes, add milk mixture to make a thick sauce.

6. Remove from the heat and add half the Gruyere cheese. Stir until the cheese has melted, then season with salt, pepper and grated nutmeg.

7. Spread the cauliflower florets in the prepared gratin dish and slowly pour the sauce over, allowing it to permeate the florets.

8. Mix the remaining Gruyere cheese and the parmesan and scatter over the sauce. Bake for about 20 minutes, until the top is bubbling nicely and has become well browned.

PREPARATION TIME:     20 minutes                             COOKING TIME:    35 minutes

 

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