Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 6 people, you will need:

• 1 50 g grated cheese
• 2 20 g breadcrumbs
• 3 parsley
• 4 1 cauliflower
• 5 1 onion
• 6 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 7 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
• 8 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 9 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 10 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 11 250 ml liquid cream
• 12 salt
• 13 pepper
• Total weight: 1,720 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
25 min.	40 min.	1 hour 1 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Prepare the gratin topping: mix in a bowl 50 g grated cheese, 20 g breadcrumbs and the chopped parsley. Set aside.
2	Prepare 1 cauliflower.
3	Steam the cauliflower until it is barely done.
4	Alternatively, you can boil it in salted water or vegetable stock.
5	Prepare 1 onion and chop finely.
6	Prepare the spice mixture: mix in a cup 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1 tablespoon mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds and 1 teaspoon mustard powder. Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C)
7	Use a casserole or skillet that can go both on the hob and in the oven. Put on high heat and pour in 3 tablespoons olive oil. When good and hot the chopped onion, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.
8	Add the spice mixture and turn down the heat. Cook for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
9	Add 250 ml liquid cream, deglaze the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula and leave to thicken for about 10 minutes. Check the seasoning.
10	Add the cauliflower, mix well and cook like this for 1 or 2 minutes.
11	Scatter the gratin topping over...
12	...and brown in the oven for about 15 minutes (finish under the grill if necessary).

Remarks

You can vary the spice mixture, but do keep mustard (both seeds and powder) as the basis and add your preferred spices to this.
If you don't have any mustard powder, use double the weight of mustard paste.

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