Cauliflower Cheese Recipe. Cauliflower cheese is a traditional British dish that consists of cauliflower florets lightly boiled and covered with a cheese sauce. The cheese sauce is typically made with milk, butter, flour, and cheese, and is often flavored with mustard or nutmeg. Cauliflower cheese is typically baked in the oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Step by Step Guide.
Homemade Cauliflower Cheese Recipe
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 35 mins
Pop this classic side dish in the oven when you take your roast chicken out to rest, so there’s no hot shelf juggling
Ingredients
- 1 large cauliflower (leaves cut off), broken into pieces
- 500ml milk
- 4 tbsp flour
- 50g butter
- 100g strong cheddar, grated
- 2-3 tbsp breadcrumbs, if you have them
Method
STEP 1
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil, then add 1 large cauliflower, broken into pieces, and cook for 5 mins – lift out a piece to test, it should be cooked.
STEP 2
Drain the cauliflower, then tip into an ovenproof dish. Heat oven to 220C/200C/gas 7.
STEP 3
Put the saucepan back on the heat and add 500ml milk, 4 tbsp flour and 50g butter.
STEP 4
Keep whisking fast as the butter melts and the mixture comes to the boil – the flour will disappear and the sauce will begin to thicken. Whisk for 2 mins while the sauce bubbles and becomes nice and thick.
STEP 5
Turn off the heat, stir in most of the 100g grated cheddar cheese and pour over the cauliflower. Scatter over the remaining cheese, and 2-3 tbsp breadcrumbs if using.
STEP 6
Put in the oven and bake for 20 mins until bubbling.
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