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Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese

This delicious twist on cauliflower cheese is cooked in 3 stages: the cauliflower is steamed on its own before being fried with the spices. It is then topped with cheese and breadcrumbs, and browned in the oven.

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Last modified on: May 24^th 2020

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For 18 people, you will need:

1 150 g grated cheese
2 60 g breadcrumbs
3 parsley
4 3 cauliflowers
5 3 onions
6 3 teaspoons curry powder
7 3 tablespoons mustard seeds
8 3 teaspoons cumin seeds
9 3 teaspoons mustard powder
10 9 tablespoons olive oil
11 750 ml liquid cream
12 salt
13 pepper
Total weight: 5,160 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
23 min.	38 min.	1 hour 1 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Prepare the gratin topping: mix in a bowl 150 g grated cheese, 60 g breadcrumbs and the chopped parsley.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Prepare 3 cauliflowers.

Stage 3 - 7 min.

Steam the cauliflower until it is barely done.

Stage 4

Alternatively, you can boil it in salted water or vegetable stock.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Prepare 3 onions and chop finely.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Prepare the spice mixture: mix in a cup 3 teaspoons curry powder, 3 tablespoons mustard seeds, 3 teaspoons cumin seeds and 3 teaspoons mustard powder.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C)

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Use a casserole or skillet that can go both on the hob and in the oven. Put on high heat and pour in 9 tablespoons olive oil. When good and hot the chopped onion, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Add the spice mixture and turn down the heat.

Cook for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Stage 9 - 10 min.

Add 750 ml liquid cream, deglaze the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula and leave to thicken for about 10 minutes.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Add the cauliflower, mix well and cook like this for 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 11 - 1 min.

Scatter the gratin topping over...

Stage 12 - 15 min.

...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.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Based on a recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
5,373 Kcal or 22,496 Kj	154 gr	242 gr	421 gr
269 %	59 %	23 %	64 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
104 Kcal or 435 Kj	3 gr	5 gr	8 gr
5 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
299 Kcal or 1,252 Kj	9 gr	13 gr	23 gr
15 %	3 %	1 %	4 %

% 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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, leaven, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 18 people : 13.26 €
Per person : 0.74 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple and almond gratin, Black Forest gateau, Vanilla ice cream, Caramelized pear custard tart, Shallot confit tart, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Breton galettes (pancakes), Pollack Parmentier, Algerian brik rolls, Creamy rice with spinach, Breton Pie, ... All
	Breadcrumbs: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Fish "à la Bordelaise", Creamy Comtoise artichoke gratin, Vegetable tian, Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", Tomatoes Provençal, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ciabatta, Sautéed pork with mushrooms in a cream sauce., Scandinavian cocktail, Coq au vin, Pasta with green asparagus, ... All

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