Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins
This melt-in-the-mouth cauliflower dish is a kind of purée, bound with a little potato and cooked in milk to add creamy smoothness.
This makes a great accompaniment for meat, or as the main feature, served in ramekins with slivers of fried dry-cured ham.
This makes a great accompaniment for meat, or as the main feature, served in ramekins with slivers of fried dry-cured ham.
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Last modified on: March 3rd 2019
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0 kg 3 g cauliflower
1 cup 
0 litre 4 ml 
grated nutmeg
¼ cup 
1 tablespoon 
2 slices smoked ham
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 33 min. | 25 min. | 58 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Prepare 0 kg 3 g cauliflower.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Peel 1 cup potatoes and slice, then rinse.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Put the cauliflower and potatoes in a large saucpan. Pour in 0 litre 4 ml whole milk, then add salt, pepper and grated nutmeg.
Stage 4 - 20 min.
Put on mdeium heat and bring to the boil.
Cook until the potatoes and cauliflower are just tender.
Cook until the potatoes and cauliflower are just tender.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat.
When good and hot, add 2 slices smoked ham and fry until crisp.
When good and hot, add 2 slices smoked ham and fry until crisp.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Break up the ham slices into small slivers.
Stage 9 - 1 min.
Mix the ham bits into the cauliflower purée.
Stage 10
Serve hot, preferably in small individual dishes.
Remarks
It is not essential to cook the vegetables in milk, but it does give a better creamy texture.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,735 Kcal or 7,264 Kj | 79 gr | 105 gr | 110 gr |
| 87 % | 31 % | 10 % | 17 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 84 Kcal or 352 Kj | 4 gr | 5 gr | 5 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 kg : 3.31 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Celeriac and parsley soup, Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, Naan, Bourguignon potatoes , Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, ... All |
 | Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chorba, Duet of creamed cauliflower and cabbage , Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock , The strange gratin, Cauliflower tabouleh, ... All |
 | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Potato purée , Smooth mixed vegetable soup, Gratin Comtois, Smoky sausage and mash, ... All |
 | Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Thin endive tart, Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Dauphinoise potatoes with Serano ham, Melting Epoisses on toast , Hearty leek and sprout soup, ... All |
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