Luxury Cauliflower Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add cauliflower; cover the saucepan with a lid and steam cauliflower until tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Whisk flour into melted butter; cook, stirring constantly until raw flour taste cooks off and mixture darkens, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Gradually whisk milk into butter mixture; cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens, about 8 minutes. Remove pot from heat; stir in Cheddar cheese. Season sauce with salt and white pepper.
• Stir steamed cauliflower into cheese sauce; season with salt and white pepper.

Steps:

• Pre heat oven 180 degrees.
• Chop cauliflower and put in large pan of boiling water. Cook until tender.
• Heat the oil in frying pan, and add sliced pepper and leek, until softened.
• Stir in flour and mustard, cooking and stirrring for 2-3 minutes. Take off heat and add the milk gradually stiring until well blended.
• Return to heat and bring to boil, stirring until thickened.
• Stir in 175g/6oz the cheese and season with salt and pepper, add parsley.
• Put cauliflower in ovenprooff dish, spoon over cheese sauce and sprinkle rest of cheese on top.
• Place on oven for 20 - 30 minutes. Alternatively can place under grill for 5 minutes.