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How to prepare cauliflower

This is how to start with a whole califlower and finish with only the best of the vegetable.

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Last modified on: February 5^th 2022

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For 1 cauliflower, you will need:

1 1 cauliflower
Total weight: 1,200 grams

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33 min.	33 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1

The cauliflower is made up of a white heart surrounded by stiff green leaves.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Place the cauliflower on its side. Cut off the stalk and discard it, then break off and discard the remaining leaves.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Repeat the operation, cutting more deeply into the stalk, and removing any more leaves that remain...

Stage 4 - 3 min.

...until you are just left with the white heart of the cauliflower. Brush this under running water.

Note: You should not soak the cauliflower, as it has a tendancy to absorb water like a sponge.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Cut the cauliflower into pieces by cutting into the centre and separating the florets (like little bouquets or trees).

Stage 6

Cut off and set aside the stalks of the florets, which will produce other smaller florets.

Stage 7

Do this again...

Stage 8

... until you end up with just the outer florets of the cauliflower which are small and very tender.

Stage 9 - 20 min.

Collect up the small florets, which are now ready to be used in your recipe.

Stage 10

You'll end up with quite a few trimmings, especially the center rib of the cauliflower, which would be a shame to throw away, see this post on that subject.

Remarks

It's rather long to do, but with this method, you will just have the best of the cauliflower, which cooks rapidly.

Regarding the cooking, it's important for this to be quick so that the cauliflower stays firm and keeps its flavour, but also so that your house is not filled with the smell of overcooked cauliflower.

If you have, in spite of everything, ended up with a soaking wet cauliflower, you can dry it by putting the florets in a salad spinner.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
240 Kcal or 1,005 Kj	24 gr	36 gr	0 gr
12 %	9 %	3 %	0 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
20 Kcal or 84 Kj	2 gr	3 gr	0 gr
1 %	1 %	<1 %	0 %

Per cauliflower
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
240 Kcal or 1,005 Kj	24 gr	36 gr	0 gr
12 %	9 %	3 %	0 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 1 cauliflower : 1.68 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Vegetable tartare, Roscoff salad, Quartet of brassicas with cream , ... All

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