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Cauliflower Cheese: Meal Guide

A. Menu

Type	Snack Meal
Food	Cauliflower Cheese with Bacon and Pasta
Booze	-
Serves	Four diners; Starting 6.30pm
Sources	Adapted from http://www.crazysquirrel.com

B. Ingredients Checklist

Stuff to have or buy:

*Ingredient*	*Already have*	*To buy*
Onion (one; medium)
Cauliflower (one; medium-large)
Milk (500ml/18 fl.oz; full- or half-fat)
Cheddar cheese (150g/5oz)
Bacon (five rashers)
Pasta (350g/12oz)
Cooking oil (1 tablespoon)
Flour (45g/1½oz)
Mustard (½ teaspoon)
Black pepper

C. Pre-Preparation

None

D. Preparation

When?: Timeline minus c.15 minutes (e.g. c.5.30pm)

How long?: Preparation takes about 10 minutes

Food Preparation

None

Timeline Preparation

Ö
	1	Get cooking implements ready:	Large saucepan for pasta; Medium-large saucepan for cauliflower; Medium non-stick saucepan or deep frying pan for sauce; Medium-large casserole dish that will fit under grill; Cooking spoon; Colander to drain veg and pasta; Jug for milk; Scissors to cut bacon; Cheese grater
	2	Get serving implements ready:	Two serving spoons
	3	Get eating implements ready:	Large plates; Cutlery
	4	Make sure ingredients are all to hand:	Milk; Flour; Cheese; Cauliflower; Onion; Cooking oil; Bacon; Pasta; Mustard; Pepper grinder

E. Timeline Cooking^TM

Ö	*Abs*	*Rel*	*Your*
	5.45	0		Measure out 500ml (18 fl.oz) of milk
	5.46	1		Measure out 45g (1½oz) of flour and 150g (5oz) of cheese
	5.47	2		Break cauliflower head into florets (c.2cm cubes) and wash
	5.51	6		Chop onion into pieces
	5.53	8		Put 2 pints (1l) fresh water on to boil in medium saucepan
	5.54	9		Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in non-stick saucepan
	5.55	10		Put 3 pints (1½l) fresh water on to boil in large saucepan
	5.56	11		Start frying onion in non-stick pan
	5.57	12		Cut five bacon rashers into bite-sized pieces into non-stick pan to fry
	6.05	20		Turn heat off under non-stick pan and stir flour into onion and bacon
	6.06-6.16	21-31		Turn heat under non-stick pan back on to medium; Stirring as you go, add the milk a small portion at a time (initially c.50ml, then more as the sauce is formed)
	6.08	23		Put cauliflower florets into boiling water in medium saucepan
	6.13	28		Put 350g (12oz) pasta into boiling water in large saucepan
	6.16	31		The milk sauce should be simmering by now so turn the heat down and keep it simmering for five minutes; Keep stirring
	6.17	32		Grate the cheese
	6.19	34		Stir pasta once to prevent sticking
	6.21	36		Add ½ teaspoon of mustard, ⅔ of the grated cheese (100g/ 3½oz) and a grind of black pepper to the milk sauce and stir until well mixed
	6.22	37		Turn the grill on to medium
	6.23	38		Drain the cauliflower in a colander and place into a casserole dish
	6.24	39		Pour the sauce over the cauliflower and sprinkle the remaining grated cheese on top
	6.25	40		Put cauliflower cheese under the grill to brown the grated cheese topping
	6.29	44		Drain pasta in colander
	6.30	45		Serve cauliflower cheese and pasta