Baked Cauliflower With Bechamel Sauce Recipes

BAKED CAULIFLOWER WITH BECHAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Parboil cauliflower in water and salt for 4 minutes. Drain and let stand.
• Sauté onion in 1 tbsp oil until glassy.
• Then add ground beef, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Cook on medium flame stirring occasionally till cooked, let stand.
• Sauce:.
• Melt butter and oil over low flame. Remove from flame and stir in the flour, blending thoroughly. Return to flame, and as the mixture starts to bubble, move to side of flame and add 1/3 cup of milk very gradually, stirring constantly to prevent lumps. Return to low flame and cook, stirring and increasing the sauce in small doses with stock, the remaining milk, and seasoning until it reaches the desired thickness (should me creamy thick). Remove from stove and quickly add the egg.
• Mix 1/4 of sauces with cauliflower then in a small greased baking dish arrange half of the cauliflower. Add a layer of the meat, then the second half of the cauliflower. Top with the remaining sauce and bake for 30 minutes or when top is golden at 350°F.

CAULIFLOWER AND BROCCOLI FLAN WITH SPINACH BECHAMEL

Steps:

• Cook cauliflower and broccoli in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain, reserving 2/3 cup cooking liquid. Transfer vegetables to large bowl. Cool.
• Rinse spinach, then toss in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just wilted. Drain and cool. Squeeze spinach dry; finely chop.
• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk and reserved 2/3 cup vegetable cooking liquid. Whisk constantly over medium heat until sauce thickens and boils, about 3 minutes. Stir in spinach and cheese.
• Using fingers, coarsely crumble cauliflower and broccoli in bowl. Add spinach béchamel sauce; stir to blend. Season with salt and pepper. Butter 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Spread vegetable mixture in prepared dish. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake flan until puffed and heated through, about 25 minutes if at room temperature and 35 minutes if chilled. Serve hot.