Cauliflower Bake

Now, I saw a recipe on Facebook, posted by Kris Quartermus, for Loaded Cauliflower. I made a couple of changes, which is why I also changed the name of the dish, and I have to thank Kris Quatermus for this wonderful inspiration!! We had it last night with our braai instead of a usual potato side, and it goes very well!! It is also much more filling than you would expect.

Preparation Time: 30min
Cooking Time: 30min
Difficulty Level: Very easy
Serves: 8

Ingredients

3 heads cauliflower
250g bacon, cubed
50g butter
1 onion, chopped
1 punnet mushrooms, sliced
3tbs mayonnaise
2tbs cottage cheese
2t parsley
250ml sour cream
salt & pepper to taste
cayenne pepper

Method

Cook the cauliflower in very little water and some salt, until just done. Add pepper to taste. 

Melt the butter and fry the onions, bacon and mushrooms until slightly browned. 

Combine the mayonnaise, cottage cheese, cream and parsley well. I used my stick blender. 

Mix the mayonnaise mixture, the mushroom mixture, salt to taste and 3/4 of the cheese well. and scoop into a baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and lightly dust with cayenne pepper. 

Bake in the oven at 160degrees C for about 30 minutes, until the cheese starts to brown. 

Enjoy with a tjoppie and a salad!!

Yours in oil and veggies

Risch

Intense Red wine Stew

Considering yesterday's somewhat dull (to my taste, anyway) mince, today's meat stew is exactly the opposite: deep, rich flavours beckoning for you to eat more - taste more - just that one little bite more...

I served it with broccolli and cauliflower with a flourless cheese sauce and the tastes complimented each other beautifully!! The rest of my family enjoyed it with rice. For my carb-free diet, I am not allowed to eat the rice. But it was more than enough - filling, tasty, simply delicious!!

Ingredients

700g goulash  / soup meat
7 pickle onions
1 250g punnet mushrooms, whole
150g margarine
2tbs balsamic vinegar
3tbs soya sauce
3tbs sweet chilli sauce
3tbs chutney
1tb olive oil
3tbs sugar
500ml water
125ml red wine

Method

I used a cast iron pot on my gas stove. It works miracles.!! Melt the margarine in the pot. Add the whole onions and the whole mushrooms. 

 Fry. Add the meat. Fry a little. Mix the vinegar, soya sauce, sweet chilli sauce, chutney, olive oil and sugar in the 500ml water. Add to the meat. Cook with open lid. 

Reduce the sauce until almost gone. Remove from heat. Add the red wine. Let it stand until it you dish up.

These tastes absolutely complimented each other... on the one hand you had the sweet, sour and tangy sauce of the meat, and on the other the cheesy creamy sauce with the veggies. Delectable....

Your family is sure to love this meal. It is tasty and healthy and filling.... Did I mention fabulously tasty, spicey and wholesome? Do try this at home!!

Yours in oil and veggies

Risch