Okay, thanks Catherine. I half made my first ever mornay last week. Unfortunately, I made the second half (Mum did the first bit and I wasn't paying attention!), so all I had to do was add milk and cheese at the end.
I have actually been looking on the web now for other cauli recipes, and have seen a few recipes for cauli and lentil soup, which seem interesting too, as I also bought myself a packet of lentils, or split peas... Or something like that. Our local Indian place does a wonderful dahl, and I would love to make it for myself.
Haha! Tuna mornay was a staple in our house so I learned to make it a long time ago!!! Cauliflower and lentils would be pretty nice I reckon! Have fun being a kitchen whiz!
Toast some cumin seeds (tablespoon or so) until fragrant
Place the seeds in a bit of muslin cloth
Place the cloth and chopped cauliflower in a pan and cover with chicken stock
Bring to the boil and cook for 12 mins until cauli is tender
Fish out the cloth and blend the soup
Return to the pan and bring back to the boil
Mix a tablespoon of cornflour with cold water and add to the soup
add 300ml of double cream, stir well and simmer for a few minutes to cook the cornflour
then put it back in the blender and run the blender until the soup is velvet smooth
season with salt and pepper to taste
We serve it with pan fried prawns that have been coated with curry powder and salt floating on the top, or little croutons topped with blue cheese.
Our local Indian place does a wonderful dahl, and I would love to make it for myself.
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