The Ultimate Cauliflower Cheese
 
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Recipe type: dinner
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 Large Cauliflower
  • 200g Streaky Bacon chopped (optional)
  • 80g Barbers 1833 Cheddar
  • 1 Large Onion chopped
  • 30g Butter
  • 500ml in total of milk and double cream
  • 2 Tbsp Cornflour
  • 2 Tomatoes
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC
  2. Cut the cauliflower into florets and parboil in boiling water for approximately 7-10 minutes
  3. Drain the cauliflower
  4. While the cauliflower is cooking, dry fry the bacon until golden then remove from the pan
  5. Gently cook the chopped onion in the bacon fat until translucent but ensure it doesn't get burnt and then take off the heat
  6. Put the butter, cornflour and milk and cream mixture in a saucepan and heat very slowly, stirring all the time
  7. When the mixture starts boiling leave to simmer for five minutes stirring every so often. The mixture will start to thicken up slightly.
  8. Crumble or grate in two thirds of the cheese and stir until completely melted.
  9. Season with black pepper.
  10. Remove from the heat and add the onion and bacon to the cheese sauce.
  11. I like to add the cauliflower to the sauce to ensure it is completely coated but you can also pour the sauce over the cauliflower (that you have placed in a baking dish).
  12. If you haven't already put the cauliflower and sauce into a baking dish and grate over the remaining cheese.
  13. Slice the tomatoes and place over the cauliflower.
  14. Bake the cauliflower cheese in the oven for approximately 15 minutes until the cheese has melted and you have a golden brown finish to the dish.
  15. Serve straight away with green vegetables or salad, or chunks of bread.
  16. To prepare in advance, leave placing in the oven until ready to eat and bake for about 45 minutes until the cauliflower cheese is bubbling and warmed through.
Recipe by Cherished By Me at https://cherishedbyme.com/2014/12/ultimate-cauliflower-cheese/