Cauliflower Cheese with Bacon
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 Cauliflower - with leaves removed and cut into sprigs;
- 60g/2oz Butter;
- 45g/1½oz Flour;
- 300ml Whole Milk;
- 120g/4oz full flavoured Cheese (½ Parmesan ½ Cheddar) - grated and mixed together plus 1oz extra for spreading;
- ¾tsp English Mustard - or 1tsp Dijon;
- Handful or so fresh Breadcrumbs
- 4 Streaky Bacon Rashers;
- Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper
Sauce
- 1 Cauliflower - with leaves removed and cut into sprigs;
- 60g/2oz Butter;
- 45g/1½oz Flour;
- 300ml Whole Milk;
- 120g/4oz full flavoured Cheese (½ Parmesan ½ Cheddar) - grated and mixed together plus 1oz extra for spreading;
- ¾tsp English Mustard - or 1tsp Dijon;
- Handful or so fresh Breadcrumbs
- 4 Streaky Bacon Rashers;
- Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper
- Cheese
- Mustard
- Butter
- Milk
- Flour
Method
- STEP 1Rinse the cauliflower sprigs, place in large pot and boil in salted water for some 5 minutes or so until tenderish but still has a bite in the stalk;
- STEP 2Drain, BUT reserving 150/200ml of the cooking water;
- STEP 3Heat Grill to max
- STEP 4Melt the butter in a small pan, stir in the flour and cook for a minute or so;
- STEP 5Blend in the milk and bring to the boil, stirring until thickened - No Lumps;
- STEP 6Add the reserved cooking liquor, 100g cheese, pepper and mustard and stir well until cheese melted;
- STEP 7Place cauliflower into a greased baking dish, pour the sauce over and scatter the remaining cheese over the top;
- STEP 8Sprinkle over the breadcrumbs and put cauliflower mixture under the hot grill until cheese on top is golden and bubbling;
- STEP 9Meantime, fry bacon rashers until crispy;
- STEP 10When cheese dish ready, sprinkle crispy bacon over the top and serve
