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.
47K 10 4.5
Last modified on: March 3rd 2019
Keywords for this recipe:
3 lb + 4.8 oz cauliflower
1 lb + 1.6 oz 
4 lb + 6.4 oz 
grated nutmeg
3.6 oz 
2 tablespoons 
4 slices smoked ham
How long does 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 3 lb + 4.8 oz cauliflower.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Peel 1 lb + 1.6 oz potatoes and slice, then rinse.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Put the cauliflower and potatoes in a large saucpan. Pour in 4 lb + 6.4 oz 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 2 tablespoons olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat.
When good and hot, add 4 slices smoked ham and fry until crisp.
When good and hot, add 4 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 |
| 3,470 Kcal or 14,528 Kj | 159 gr | 210 gr | 221 gr |
| 174 % | 61 % | 20 % | 33 % |
| 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 2 kg : 6.62 €
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: Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Panna cotta, Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), ... All |
 | Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cauliflower curry, Paella, Cauliflower and chickpea purée, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, ... All |
 | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin Comtois, Warm Leek and Potato Salad, Big knife-cut chips (French fries) , Turnip top soup, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, ... All |
 | Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: "Buttonhole" quail eggs, Eggs Benedict , Pasta with green asparagus, Crème de foie gras, Little vegetable omelettes, ... All |
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