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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 3 kg, you will need:

1 2 kgs 250 g cauliflower
2 750 g potatoes
3 3 kgs whole milk
4 grated nutmeg
5 150 g butter (optional)
6 3 tablespoons olive oil
7 6 slices smoked ham
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 6,225 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 2 kgs 250 g cauliflower.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Peel 750 g potatoes and slice, then rinse.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Put the cauliflower and potatoes in a large saucpan. Pour in 3 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 150 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 3 tablespoons olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat.

When good and hot, add 6 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
5,205 Kcal or 21,792 Kj	238 gr	315 gr	331 gr
260 %	92 %	30 %	50 %

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 3 kg : 9.93 €

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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: Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, Celeriac soup with mustard, Potimarron and leek soup, Celeriac and parsley soup, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crunchy spring salad, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Roscoff salad, Cauliflower and chickpea purée, Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, ... All
	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potatoes with prawns, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Valay salad, Minestrone, Gratin Comtois, ... All
	Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Bistro-style red endive salad, Gougères, Crème de foie gras, "Buttonhole" quail eggs, ... All

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