Duck à la cauliflower
Time for some nauseating smugness and self-congratulation.
As ever (gotta LOVE that hubris), my cauliflowers have been a triumph. The weather’s helped; wet ‘n’ windy suits brassicas very well.
The fridge is stuffed with cauliflowers and I’m trying to dream up ever madder recipes for them. ‘Duck à la choux-fleur’ wasn’t too successful, but cauliflower cheese soup was. Recipe:
- Boil softened onion and cauliflower florets (lots of ‘em) in chicken stock for 30 mins
- Liquidise
- Add grated cheese (strong cheddar) and melt it
Simple, but dead nice.
I highly recommend this.
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1389/cream-of-cauliflower-soup-with-sauted-wild-mushroo
It will see off your cauliflower cheese soup version any day of the week.
I love cauliflower-type soups. Here’s one: Saute onion and garlic, add cauliflower and small potatoes (give both a rough copy first). Add spinach until just wilted. Put through food processor.
I have no cauliflowers at all…and I certainly don’t have brassicas big enough to eat. Like your simple recipe for the soup…now if I just had some decent caulis to make it with!!
SM,
Nice work with the choux-fleur, I like the florets roasted with salt… I also make a thick mustard sauce and can the behemoths in quart jars; nice with chops in the dead of winter… Good to see your garden performing, mine has been neglected too long… oh well, time to do something about it but I have to mow the hay field around it first.
Love the recipe.
My fave way of treating cauliflowers is roasted with othe rmixed veg.
Well done Kevin! Sorry about slow reply… Have been on hols.
I must try the resista varieties….
Cracking looking caulies and a great recipe.