Cauliflower cheese

Name: Cauliflower cheese
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 large cauliflower, cut into florets; 40g butter; 40g plain flour; 500ml whole milk; 200g mature cheddar, grated; 1 tsp English mustard; 30g fresh white breadcrumbs

A big cauliflower baked in a thick mustardy cheese sauce with a crisp top. It is a roast dinner favourite.

Time50 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.53 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

6 servings

Ingredients

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1large cauliflowercut into florets
40 gbutter
40 gplain flour
500 mlwhole milk
200 gmature cheddargrated
1 tspEnglish mustard
30 gfresh white breadcrumbs

Method

1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Boil the cauliflower florets in salted water for 5 minutes, then drain well.
5 min
2
Melt the butter in a pan, stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in the milk and cook for 8 minutes, stirring, until thick.
8 min
3
Take off the heat and stir in 150 g of the cheese and the mustard. Season with salt and pepper.
4
Arrange the cauliflower in a baking dish and pour over the sauce.
5
Mix the remaining cheese with the breadcrumbs and scatter over the top.
6
Bake for 25 minutes until bubbling and golden.
25 min

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