This rich and decadent side dish will make your Sunday roast the talk of the family.
Ingredients
- 1 large head of cauliflower
- 1 quantity white sauce
- 1½ cups grated Colby cheese
- white pepper
Serves 4-6
Method
Preheat the oven to 200°C fan-bake.
Chop the cauliflower into large chunks.
Steam the cauliflower above a pot of boiling water for 5 minutes until it begins to soften but is still firm to the touch (no mushy, lifeless cauliflower allowed).
Drain the pot of water and place the cauliflower inside the pot. Place back on the heat once more until all excess moisture has evaporated.
Prepare the Simple White Sauce, take it off the heat and stir through 1 cup of the cheese and the pepper.
Transfer the cauliflower to an ovenproof dish and pour over the cheese sauce. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese.
Bake in the oven for 15–20 minutes until it reaches your preferred level of bubbly goodness.
Tips and tricks
- ·To make this extra creamy, you could replace 1 cup of milk with cream when you make the white sauce.
Recipes extracted from Winter Warmers: Recipes and stories from a New Zealand high country station by Philippa Cameron.
Photography © Lottie Hedley.
RRP$49.99. Hardback. Published by Allen & Unwin NZ.
