Easy making and nice flavor dish, being a rich option, healthy to consume, the cauliflower is beneficial because of its nutritious and antioxidant properties, ally when it comes to losing weight, it is a different way to eat cauliflower, which has previously been cooked and brought to oven bathed in a béchamel sauce and sprinkled with parmesan cheese until gratin. This is a recipe which will be loved by the entire family, especially by children, who mostly have a hard time eating vegetables. It can also be served as garnish for main courses.
Ingredients
1 Cauliflower cut in branches | |
2 liters of Milk | |
60 gr Butter | |
10 gr Wheat Flour | |
Pepper | |
Salt | |
Nutmeg | |
1 cup Parmesan Cheese |
Utensils
Knife |
Large pot |
Medium pot |
Wooden spoon |
Ovenproof dish |
Preparation
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Wash the flowers very well with abundant water and vinegar, and drain.
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Place the cauliflowers in a large pot with plenty of water and boil for 20 minutes.
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Simultaneously, make the béchamel sauce. To do so, place the butter in a pot to medium heat until melted.
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Add the wheat flour and mix with the butter with energetic movements until is integrated.
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Pour the milk bit by bit and mix with a wooden pallet until a thick sauce.
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Add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste. Continue blending until it thickens completely.
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When the cauliflowers are done, place them in an ovenproof dish and bathe them with the previously made sauce.
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Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bring to oven to 250 degrees Celsius until gratin.
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Serve as a garnish.