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Conopidă la cuptor (baked cauliflower with cheese)

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Servings: 4
Author: tapirul

Equipment

  • deep baking pan ceramic or Pyrex if possible
  • pot for boiling water

Ingredients

  • 1 cauliflower head medium-big size
  • 2 tbsp breadcrumbs fine
  • 200 ml sour cream full fat
  • 100 g hard cheese gouda, emmental, cheddar
  • 50 g butter
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preparation

  • bring to boil a pot of water with 1 tbsp salt
  • break up the cauliflowers florets and put them in the boiled water, no more than 3 minutes
  • pull the florets from the hot water and place them in cold water, to stop cooking
  • butter the inside of the baking pan and line it with breadcrumbs

Baking

  • place the cauliflower florets in the baking pan; break them in smaller pieces if needed
  • pour the sour cream and shredded cheese on top of the florets and season to taste with salt and pepper; optionally, you can add an egg, well beaten (can mix with the sour cream to beat)
  • bake for about 20-30 minutes in the oven, medium heat, until cheese is melted and gets a nice, brown colour

Notes

You can optionally add a beaten egg in the sour cream mixture, pouring it in the baking pan