cauliflower in spicy sauce Cauliflower is a nutritious and tasty dish,which, if properly prepared, may well be called dietary. Especially popular among housewives this vegetable was won not only by pleasant taste qualities, but also because of the speed of cooking, which is especially important when family members or guests are already on the verge and there is no time for long cooking. Modern cooking in its arsenal has a lot of options for cooking cauliflower in the oven, thanks to which fans of this vegetable can literally every day choose their own recipe for the soul. By the way, you can store cauliflower even in the freezer. Even in such conditions, it will not lose its useful properties. To ensure that the dish was not only delicious, but also looked beautiful, cauliflower should be properly prepared. In most cases, before baking in the oven, it needs to be disassembled into small individual inflorescences and boiled in slightly salted water. This process usually takes no more than 10 minutes. If you cook cabbage for longer, then the inflorescence will begin to fall apart and instead of whole pieces you can get an unappetizing porridge. classic recipe for baked cauliflower

Recipe for baked cauliflower with Béchamel sauce

Ingredients:

  • Cauliflower - 500 g
  • Any hard cheese is 100-120 g
  • Vegetable oil - 20 ml
  • Garlic - 2 cloves
  • Onions - 2 pcs.
  • Salt

Ingredients for sauce:

  • Wheat Flour - 60 g
  • Butter - 60 g
  • Milk 0.5 liters
  • Ground black pepper
  • Nutmeg
  • Salt

Cooking method: Cauliflower is boiled until half cooked. Then cut it into pieces and spread them on a baking tray, the bottom of which is pre-oiled with vegetable oil. From above it is also sprayed with vegetable oil. The pan is placed in a preheated oven to 200 degrees. While the cabbage is baked, the Béchamel sauce is prepared according to the classic recipe. To prepare the sauce, the butter is melted in a saucepan or a saucepan with a thick bottom. Then flour is added. All the well mix and warm up a couple of minutes, without stopping to interfere. The main thing is that the flour should not be roasted, otherwise the sauce will become darker than required. After that, add milk (cold). Next, the sauce is cooked over low heat until thick. When the sauce is thick enough, it is passed through a strainer to get rid of unnecessary lumps. After that, add black ground pepper, nutmeg and salt. Next, chopped onions and garlic should be fried in vegetable oil, grind in a blender and add to the sauce. The stained cauliflower is removed from the oven, poured over with sauce and sprinkled with grated cheese. Then once again put in the oven and bake for about 15 minutes. The finished dish is transferred to a serving plate and decorated with herbs. different recipes of cauliflower in the oven

Recipe for baked cauliflower with green peas and corn

Ingredients:

  • Cauliflower - 1 kg
  • Canned corn - 1 pot
  • Green peas - 1 pot or 150 g
  • Hard cheese - 100 g
  • Cream or sour cream - 150 g
  • Butter
  • Salt
  • Greenery
  • Ground black pepper

Cooking method: Cauliflower is boiled in salted water. If green peas are taken fresh, then it is boiled together with cabbage. Form for baking carefully lubricate with butter. All vegetables are laid out in a mold. Raw eggs are beaten with a whisk or a fork in a separate bowl. Add to them sour cream or cream, salt, finely chopped greens and black ground pepper. All thoroughly mixed and the resulting mixture is filled with vegetables. Sprinkle with cheese on top, which must first be rubbed on a large grater. On the cheese put small pieces of butter. The dish is put in the oven and baked until a rustic crust. The oven should be preheated to 180-200 degrees. This recipe can be used as a garnish or as an independent dish.

Recipe for casserole with chicken

Ingredients:

  • Chicken fillet - 300 g
  • Cauliflower - 0.5 kg
  • Eggs - 3 pieces.
  • Milk or cream - 2/3 cup
  • Any hard cheese - 100-150 g
  • Garlic - 2 cloves
  • Salt
  • Spice

Cooking method: Chicken fillet boil and cut into small pieces. Boil cauliflower and mash with a fork, mix with meat. The pan is smeared with oil and spread on it with meat and cabbage. Top with sauce. To prepare the sauce, eggs are beaten with a whisk and add to them milk (cream), garlic, salt and spices. Top with casserole sprinkled with grated cheese and sent to the oven. The dish is cooked for about 20 minutes at a temperature of 150 degrees. Ready casserole sprinkled with finely chopped greens. Choose cauliflower should be correct. First of all, you need to pay attention to what the vegetable looks like. Inflorescences should be light and elastic. The leaves of the fresh vegetable are saturated green. If they have dark spots, it means that the vegetable has been stored for a long time.

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