Cauliflower cheese
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Cauliflower cheese
Tender cauliflower baked in a rich Cheddar sauce makes an easy, comforting supper.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Easy
Gather
Ingredients
- 800 gcauliflower, cut into florets
- 40 gbutter
- 40 gplain flour
- 500 mlmilk
- 180 gmature Cheddar, grated
- 1 tspEnglish mustard
- 30 gbreadcrumbs
- ¼ tspsalt
- ¼ tspblack pepper
Make
Method
- 1.
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil.
- 2.
Boil the cauliflower for 6 minutes until just tender, then drain thoroughly and place in a baking dish.
8 minutes - 3.
Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
2 minutes - 4.
Whisk in the milk a little at a time, then simmer for 4–5 minutes, stirring, until thickened.
5 minutes - 5.
Remove from the heat and stir in 130 g of the cheese, the mustard, salt and pepper, then pour over the cauliflower.
2 minutes - 6.
Scatter over the remaining cheese and breadcrumbs, then bake for 25 minutes until golden and bubbling.
25 minutes