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Quartet of brassicas with cream

Four kinds of brassicas (Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, romanesco and broccoli), blanched separately, then combined to finish with cream and chopped parsley.

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Last modified on: January 16^th 2013

Keywords for this recipe:Brassicas Brussels Cauliflower Romanesco Broccoli Creamy sauce

For 4 people, you will need:

0 200 g broccoli
1 200 g Brussels sprouts
2 200 g romanesco
3 200 g cauliflower
4 2 tablespoons olive oil
5 1 shallot
6 parsley
7 200 ml cream
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 1,055 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 35 min.

Quartet of brassicas with cream : Photo of step #1

Prepare 200 g broccoli.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Quartet of brassicas with cream : Photo of step #2

Prepare 200 g Brussels sprouts: peel, wash and cut into four, then blanche them like the broccoli.

Stage 3 - 33 min.

Quartet of brassicas with cream : Photo of step #3

Prepare 200 g cauliflower.

Stage 4 - 30 min.

Quartet of brassicas with cream : Photo of step #4

Prepare 200 g romanesco.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

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Chop the parley leaves.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

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Prepare 1 shallot.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

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Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan over medium heat. When hot, add the chopped shallot, slat and pepper and cook for one minute without colouring.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

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Add the brassicas (after draining thoroughly) and stir to mix well.

Cook like this for 5 minutes.

Stage 9 - 15 min.

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Then add 200 ml cream, salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and leave to thicken gently.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

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The cream will thicken and will be partly absorbed by the brassicas, which will make them even more tender.

Add the chopped parsley at the last minute.

Remarks

It doesn't really matter if you don't have all the varieties of brassica, but do try to include at least 3 kinds.

Keeping

Several hours in the fridge in a sealed sontainer.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,124 Kcal or 4,706 Kj	29 gr	47 gr	91 gr
56 %	11 %	4 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
107 Kcal or 448 Kj	3 gr	4 gr	9 gr
5 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
281 Kcal or 1,176 Kj	7 gr	12 gr	23 gr
14 %	3 %	1 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 4.05 €
Per person : 1.01 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Romanesco: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed Green Vegetables, How to prepare romanesco, Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, Pork chops with a duo of brassicas, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Thaï rice with small vegetables, Cauliflower and egg salad, Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, Paella, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vol-au-vent, "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, Cherry clafoutis, New York style pasta, Courgettes (zuchinis) , ... All
	Broccoli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Potato and broccoli gratin, How to prepare broccoli, Broccoli savoury custard, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Two-cheese vegetable gratin, ... All

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