1 - Obviously I've made this before, but I don't know when and I don't know where the recipe came from or how much I've altered it. But it's good!
2 - It was all good but I overcooked the cauliflower. I don't know if this means the instructions need to change or not. 'Til next time, dear recipe! We'll get you nicely polished in the end.
1 cauliflower (approx. 2lbs)
1 oz butter
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cauliflower (approx. 2lbs)
1 oz butter
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 egg yolks
1.75 oz Cheese (gruyere or cheddar etc, like quiche, a good way to use leftover heels)
1.75 oz parmesan, grated, divided into two portions
1/3 cup bread crumbs (Panko is best)
2 egg yolks
1.75 oz Cheese (gruyere or cheddar etc, like quiche, a good way to use leftover heels)
1.75 oz parmesan, grated, divided into two portions
1/3 cup bread crumbs (Panko is best)
- Pre-heat oven to 375F.
- Cut up cauliflower into florets and blanch cauliflower in salted water for about 5 minutes or just al dente. Pour out the boiling water and run cold water in the pot full of veg for a few minutes. Set aside.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and whisk the flour into the butter. Cook until it's just starting to turn golden to cook out the pasty taste of raw flour.
- Turn the heat down low and whisk the milk into the butter/flour mixture.
- Keep whisking until it turns into a smooth, thick sauce.
- Stir in the salt, pepper, thyme and nutmeg. Whisk in the grated cheese and half the parmigiana and mix until the cheeses have melted.
- Whisk in the egg yolks.
- Drain the cauliflower thoroughly and put in a gratin or casserole dish.
- Press the cauliflower down decisively!
- Pour over the hot cheese sauce.
- Mix the bread crumbs and the remaining half of the parmigiana together in a small bowl, and sprinkle on top.
- Bake, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes. If the topping hasn't browned sufficiently, turn on the broiler and watch the spots that are browning fastest and remove when it's to your liking.
- Grate fresh pepper over the top and serve immediately.
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