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Baked Cauliflower Cheese

Recipe

Serves:  4 people | Prep time:  10 minutes | Cooking time:  65 minutes

British | Vegetarian | Side Dish

Ingredients

  • 1 Cauliflower
  • 25g Butter
  • 50ml Water

For the sauce

  • 22g Butter
  • 22g Plain Flour
  • 1 heaped tsp English Mustard
  • 300ml Single Cream
  • 100ml Milk
  • 80g Mature Cheddar Cheese, grated
  • Sea Salt and White Pepper
  • Ovenproof Dish

Method

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/Gas Mark 6.
  2. Trim the cauliflower and make a cross in the base.
  3. Place base down in an ovenproof dish.
  4. Spread the butter on the top and pour in the water.
  5. Cover loosely with foil and bake in the oven for 45 minutes.
  6. In the meantime, make the sauce by melting the butter in a medium saucepan.
  7. Remove the pan from the heat, slowly blend in the flour, then return to the heat for a minute to cook, regularly stirring.
  8. Add the milk and cream, whisking while you cook until the sauce thickens.
  9. Stir in the mustard, 60g cheese and season with salt and pepper.
  10. Once the cauliflower has cooked, remove the tin foil and pour over the sauce.
  11. Sprinkle over the remaing cheese and bake for a further 20 minutes.
  12. Serve immediately.