1159. CAULIFLOWERS, WITH PARMESAN CHEESE

The modern cook · Charles Elmé Francatelli · 1846
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Instructions (9)
  1. Prepare and dish up the cauliflowers as directed above.
  2. Put a large ragout-spoonful of Béchamel or Velouté sauce, into a stewpan, with four ounces of grated Parmesan cheese, two ounces of fresh butter, the yolks of four eggs, a small piece of glaze, some lemon-juice, nutmeg, pepper and salt.
  3. Stir this preparation over a stove-fire, until it be well mixed, without boiling.
  4. Pour it on to the cauliflowers, so as to mark them entirely with it.
  5. Smooth the dome over with the blade of a knife.
  6. Cover the top with a coating of grated Parmesan cheese.
  7. Place them in the oven to gratinate for about a quarter of an hour.
  8. When they have acquired a bright-yellow colour, put a border of croûtons of fried bread round the base, and serve.
  9. The croûtons may be struck round the bottom of the dish in the form of a coronet, previously to dishing up the cauliflowers, so as to prevent them from spreading.
Original Text
1159. CAULIFLOWERS, WITH PARMESAN CHEESE. PREPARE and dish up the cauliflowers as directed above. Put a large ragout-spoonful of Béchamel or Velouté sauce, into a stewpan, with four ounces of grated Parmesan cheese, two ounces of fresh butter, the yolks of four eggs, a small piece of glaze, some lemon-juice, nutmeg, pepper and salt; stir this preparation over a stove-fire, until it be well mixed, without boiling; then pour it on to the cauli-flowers, so as to mark them entirely with it. Smooth the dome over with the blade of a knife, and cover the top with a coating of grated Parmesan cheese; place them in the oven to gratinate for about a quarter of an hour, when they have acquired a bright-yellow colour, put a border of croûtons of fried bread round the base, and serve. The croûtons may be struck round the bottom of the dish in the form of a coronet, previously to dishing up the cauliflowers, so as to prevent them from spreading.
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