Creamy cauliflower mash with garlic and butter

Name: Creamy cauliflower mash with garlic and butter
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 large cauliflower, cut into florets; 4 garlic cloves, peeled; 40g butter; 60ml double cream; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp ground black pepper; 1 tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped

Silky, buttery cauliflower mash with roasted garlic, a proper stand-in for mash alongside sausages, stews or roast chicken.

Time30 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.80 a head

4 servings

Ingredients

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1large cauliflowercut into florets
4garlic clovespeeled
40 gbutter
60 mldouble cream
½ tspsalt
½ tspground black pepper
1 tbspfresh chivesfinely chopped

Method

1
Put the cauliflower and garlic in a large pan with 2cm of water. Cover and steam over a medium heat for 12 minutes, until a knife slides in with no resistance.
12 min
2
Drain really well in a colander and leave to steam dry for 3 minutes. This stops the mash being watery.
3 min
3
Tip into a food processor with the butter, cream, salt and pepper.
4
Blend for 1 to 2 minutes, scraping down the sides, until completely smooth and glossy.
5
Taste, add more salt if needed, and spoon into a warm bowl. Scatter with chives and serve straight away.

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