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.
108,6724.6/5 for 22 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: January 16th 2013
For 4 people, you will need:
200 g Brussels sprouts
200 g 
2 tablespoons 
1 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several hours in the fridge in a sealed sontainer.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2 hours 20 min. | 21 min. | 2 hours 41 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 35 min.
Prepare 200 g broccoli.
Stage 2 - 30 min.
Prepare 200 g Brussels sprouts: peel, wash and cut into four, then blanche them like the broccoli.
Stage 3 - 33 min.
Prepare 200 g cauliflower.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Chop the parley leaves.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
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.
Add the brassicas (after draining thoroughly) and stir to mix well.
Cook like this for 5 minutes.
Cook like this for 5 minutes.
Stage 9 - 15 min.
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.
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.
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.
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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.05 €
- Per person : 1.01 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Romanesco: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, Pork chops with a duo of brassicas, Sautéed Green Vegetables, How to prepare romanesco, ... All |
 | Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crunchy spring salad, How to prepare cauliflower, Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, Cauliflower tabouleh, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pasta with green asparagus, Lille style chicken, Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Baked leek and Camembert slices, Hot sesame-cream chicken tartines, ... All |
 | Broccoli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Sautéd broccoli with ham, Two-cheese vegetable gratin, Broccoli savoury custard, Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, ... All |
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