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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.

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Last modified on: March 3^rd 2019

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For 2 kg, you will need:

1 1 kg 500 g cauliflower
2 500 g potatoes
3 2 kgs whole milk
4 grated nutmeg
5 100 g butter (optional)
6 2 tablespoons olive oil
7 4 slices smoked ham
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 4,150 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 1 kg 500 g cauliflower.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Peel 500 g potatoes and slice, then rinse.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Put the cauliflower and potatoes in a large saucpan. Pour in 2 kgs 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.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Drain the vegetables (the milk can be saved for another use) and blend.

For a richer version, you can add add 100 g butter, but this is not essential.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

This should give you a smooth purée.

Taste to check the seasoning.

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.

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 %

% 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

How much will it cost?

For 2 kg : 6.62 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelized pear custard tart, Cheese Soufflé, Auvergne gratin, Naan, Polenta with beetroot tops, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Creamy risotto with vegetables , Cauliflower coconut curry, Warm autumn salad, Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto, Creamy cauliflower with smoked salmon, ... All
	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork Chops Champvallon style, Taos hotpot, Chicken breasts with tarragon, Piedmont salad, Seafood sauerkraut, ... All
	Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ham spirals, Kérinou slices, Chicano burger, Croque-monsieur gourmand, Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, ... All

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