Scottish Style Cauliflower Cheese With Bacon Recipe

Scottish Style Cauliflower Cheese with Bacon

From DonSpain 8 years ago

"Based on my mum's old recipe, I've added a few twists. A comfort food gem in every way."

1 cauliflower - with leaves removed and cut into sprigs; shopping list
60g/2oz Butter; shopping list
45g/1½oz Flour; shopping list
300ml Whole Milk; shopping list
120g/4oz full flavoured cheese (½ Parmesan ½ Cheddar) - grated and mixed together; shopping list
¾tsp English Mustard - or 1tsp Dijon; shopping list
Handful or so fresh breadcrumbs shopping list
4 Streaky bacon Rashers; shopping list
Salt and Freshly Ground black pepper shopping list
Crusty bread shopping list

Rinse the cauliflower sprigs, place in large pot and boil in salted water for some 5 minutes or so until tenderish but still has a bite in the stalk;
Drain, BUT reserving 150/200ml of the cooking water;
Heat Grill to max
Melt the butter in a small pan, stir in the flour and cook for a minute or so;
Blend in the milk and bring to the boil, stirring until thickened, no lumps;
Add the reserved cooking liquor, 100g cheese, pepper and mustard;
Stir well until cheese melted;
Place cauliflower into a greased baking dish, pour the sauce over and scatter the remaining cheese over the top;
Sprinkle over the breadcrumbs and put cauliflower mixture under the hot grill until cheese on top is golden and bubbling;
Meantime, fry bacon rashers until crispy;
When cheese dish ready, sprinkle crispy bacon over the top and serve with crusty bread.

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" It was excellent "
mommyluvs2cook ate it and said...
This is a perfect way to jazz up cauliflower! Although I love cauliflower it does need some help sometime and this is a great different way to have it. More in DIZ3's IMI review below :)
3/27/16
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" It was excellent "
DIZ3 ate it and said...
So smooth, so silky, and absolutely wonderful! The hint of Dijon mustard transcends this cheese sauce to a whole new level. It’s easy to see why you would serve with crusty bread. You wouldn’t want to miss a drop of sauce! Plus, it’s rich enough to stand on its own as a complete meal. Thanks, Don, for sharing your amazing recipe!

See IMI review 3/24/16: Dons Cauliflower Cheese With Bacon
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Mimi2813 8 years ago
I love this recipe. But I love anything cheese
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Reviewed by 2 people

This is a perfect way to jazz up cauliflower! Although I love cauliflower it does need some help sometime and this is a great different way to have it. More in DIZ3's IMI review below :)
3/27/16

mommyluvs2cook in Santa Fe loved it
So smooth, so silky, and absolutely wonderful! The hint of Dijon mustard transcends this cheese sauce to a whole new level. It’s easy to see why you would serve with crusty bread. You wouldn’t want to miss a drop of sauce! Plus, it’s rich e...more

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