Cauliflower in béchamel sauce with meatballs

Name: Cauliflower in béchamel sauce with meatballs
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 large head cauliflower (about 1 kg); 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 30 g Butter or margarine; 30 g Flour; 1/2 l Milk; 1 washer Toast; 2 medium-sized onions; 500 g mixed minced meat; 1 egg (size M); 7-10 Tbsp Pepper; 1 TABLESPOON Oil; 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg; 1 collar Chives; 3-4 Stem(s) Parsley

AUTHOR
Eunice Scott

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
60 mins

TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

1 large head cauliflower (about 1 kg)
7-10 Tbsp Salt
30 g Butter or margarine
30 g Flour
1/2 l Milk
1 washer Toast
2 medium-sized onions
500 g mixed minced meat
1 egg (size M)
7-10 Tbsp Pepper
1 TABLESPOON Oil
7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
1 collar Chives
3-4 Stem(s) Parsley

Directions

1
Clean and wash the cauliflower and divide it into small florets. Cook in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes. Remove, rinse in cold water and drain. Measure out 1/4 litre cauliflower stock and put aside.
2
Melt the fat in a pot, stir in the flour and let it sweat on over a low heat for about 5 minutes without letting any colour take over. Deglaze with cauliflower stock and milk and let simmer for about 15 minutes at low heat, stirring occasionally.
3
In the meantime soak the toast in cold water. Peel onions, dice 1 and cut 1 into rings. Knead the minced meat with the well squeezed toast, egg and diced onion to a smooth mixture. Season with salt and pepper.
4
Form 4 meatballs with moistened hands. Heat the oil in a pan. Fry the meatballs and onion rings over medium heat while turning for 8-10 minutes. In the meantime, season the béchamel with salt and nutmeg and bring to the boil.
5
Add the cauliflower and warm it up for about 5 minutes. In the meantime, wash the herbs and dab dry. Pluck parsley leaves from the stalks and chop finely, except for something to garnish. Cut the chives into fine rolls.
6
Add herbs to the cauliflower. Arrange the cauliflower with béchamel sauce and meatballs on a plate. Garnish the cauliflower with the remaining parsley and the meatballs with the onion rings.