All Recipes Best Recipe Side Dish Vegetables Cauliflower

Ingredients

1 head cauliflower, broken into florets ¼ cup butter ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 ⅔ cups milk 3 ½ ounces grated sharp Cheddar cheese salt and ground white pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

633.8 calories carbohydrate: 37.3 g cholesterol: 129.4 mg fat: 43.9 g fiber: 7.6 g protein: 26.6 g saturatedFat: 27.7 g servingSize: - sodium: 719 mg sugar: 16.7 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add cauliflower, cover the saucepan with a lid and steam cauliflower until tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Whisk flour into melted butter, cook, stirring constantly until raw flour taste cooks off and mixture darkens, 3 to 4 minutes.
Gradually whisk milk into butter mixture, cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens, about 8 minutes. Remove pot from heat, stir in Cheddar cheese. Season sauce with salt and white pepper.
Stir steamed cauliflower into cheese sauce, season with salt and white pepper.

2 servings

A classic heartwarming English dish served as a side for 4 or main with potatoes or bread for 2.