Thursday, January 2, 2014

Creamy Cauliflower & Cheese Sauce

The hardest part of cooking is figuring out what to cook, isn't it?  I've been meaning to crock-pot it for most of the week, but by the time I got to figuring out what I was going to make, it was too late for the crock-pot or I was missing a key ingredient.  Today at 3pm I decided to make roast beef and also use the head of cauliflower I had sitting in my fridge.
 
But, why eat plain cauliflower when you can slather it with cheese sauce?  I tried to pay attention to ingredient amounts as I was making it, in case it turned out, which it did.
Cheese Sauce
 
Melt 1/4 Cup butter in a saucepan. 
Add:
2-4 cloves minced garlic
2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. dry mustard powder
Whisk together and then add in 1/4 Cup flour. 
Combine to form a roux, which you can brown as much or as little as you like. 
Add: 2 Cups of milk
 
Whisk until thickened. 
Add: 1-1.5 Cups grated old cheddar cheese and stir until melted (old cheddar has a stronger flavour, well-suited to cheese sauces).
 
Cook your vegetables, I used cauliflower.  DRAIN WELL!  You do not want watery vegetables diluting your cheese sauce.
 
Put your cooked veggies into a casserole dish and pour over the sauce, covering completely.  Sprinkle with fried onions and then sprinkle with more grated cheese.  Place under the broiler until the cheese is melted and bubbling.  Enjoy!

Next time I make this I think I will add some bacon bits to the sauce, and possibly replace the butter in the roux with bacon fat for depth of flavour.

1 comment:

  1. Live dealer software suppliers have expanded on the subject of|as 1xbet regards to|with reference to} blackjack and set up different variations of the celebrated sport. From Live Common Draw Blackjack to Live Playboy Blackjack, gamers have broad selection|a broad array|a huge selection} of environments and facet bets. You can also experience live blackjack in languages aside from English at specific native live dealer tables. For example, Evolution is able to offering live blackjack in varied European languages such as Danish, Spanish, German, Norwegian, and Swedish. A half of} the beauty of|the great thing about|the fantastic factor about} on-line gaming is that individuals can come from all corners of the earth. Almost all top-rated casinos target international audiences, but where you live invariably impacts your on-line gaming experience.

    ReplyDelete