Cauliflower cheese supper
A bubbling cheesy cauliflower bake with baked potatoes so it's a proper main course.
Ingredients
- 2 Cauliflower, cut into florets
- 4 Baking potatoes
- 40 g Butter
- 40 g Plain flour
- 600 ml Milk
- 180 g Cheddar, grated
- 5 g English mustard
- 1 g Nutmeg
- 30 g Breadcrumbs
- 200 g Frozen peas
- 2 g Salt
- 1 g Black pepper
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Prick the potatoes and bake them for 1 hour until the skins are crisp.
- Boil the cauliflower in salted water for 6 minutes, then drain well and tip into a baking dish.
- Melt the butter, stir in the flour for a minute, then add the milk a little at a time, whisking, and simmer for 5 minutes until thick.
- Off the heat, stir in most of the cheese, the mustard, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
- Pour the sauce over the cauliflower, scatter with the breadcrumbs and remaining cheese and bake for 20 minutes until golden.
- Boil the peas for 3 minutes and serve everything together.