Name: Truffled Cauliflower Gratin
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Butter, divided - 7 tablespoons; All-purpose flour - ½ cup; Milk - 3 cups; Truffled pecorino cheese, grated, or more to taste - 5 ounces; Salt, or to taste - 1 teaspoon; Cayenne pepper, or more to taste - 1 pinch; Ground nutmeg - 1 pinch; Cauliflower, cored and separated into florets - 1 large head; Bread crumbs - 2 tablespoons; Finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, or more to taste - 2 tablespoons; Extra-virgin olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Chopped fresh chives, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

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Ingredients for - Truffled Cauliflower Gratin

1. Butter, divided - 7 tablespoons

2. All-purpose flour - ½ cup

3. Milk - 3 cups

4. Truffled pecorino cheese, grated, or more to taste - 5 ounces

5. Salt, or to taste - 1 teaspoon

6. Cayenne pepper, or more to taste - 1 pinch

7. Ground nutmeg - 1 pinch

8. Cauliflower, cored and separated into florets - 1 large head

9. Bread crumbs - 2 tablespoons

10. Finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, or more to taste - 2 tablespoons

11. Extra-virgin olive oil - 1 tablespoon

12. Chopped fresh chives, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Truffled Cauliflower Gratin

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.

2. Stage

Melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk flour into butter; cook and stir until raw flour taste cooks off, 2 to 3 minutes.

3. Stage

Gradually whisk milk into flour mixture. Increase heat to medium-high; cook and stir until mixture thickens and comes to a simmer, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir truffled pecorino cheese, salt, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg into milk mixture until cheese sauce thickens.

4. Stage

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add cauliflower and cook until slightly tender, about 6 minutes. Drain and transfer cauliflower to the prepared baking dish.

5. Stage

Spread cheese sauce evenly over cauliflower. Dust with bread crumbs and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. Drizzle olive oil on top and sprinkle with a pinch of cayenne pepper.

6. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes. Garnish with chopped fresh chives. Allrecipes Magazine