Cauliflower, broccoli & peas cheese-bake

Name: Cauliflower, broccoli & peas cheese-bake
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped cauliflower (1/2 inch); 1 cup chopped broccoli (1/2 inch); 1 cup blanched green peas; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2 tbls chopped green onion; to taste Salt and pepper; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper; 2 tbls all purpose flour; 2 1/2 tbls butter; 1 1/2 cup warm full cream milk; 1/2 cup warm evaporated milk (you can substitute for full cream milk, I go for it for a creamier flavour); to taste Salt & pepper; 1 pinch ground nutmeg; 1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese

Deedee @cook_23679833

Zanzibar, Tanzania.

This is a great side dish for those Sunday bbqs or even a midweek main dish.

Deedee @cook_23679833

Zanzibar, Tanzania.

This is a great side dish for those Sunday bbqs or even a midweek main dish.

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Ingredients

6 people

For the vegetables
1 cupchopped cauliflower (1/2 inch)
1 cupchopped broccoli (1/2 inch)
1 cupblanched green peas
1 tspgarlic paste
2 tblschopped green onion
to tasteSalt and pepper
1/4 tspcayenne pepper
For the cheese sauce
2 tblsall purpose flour
2 1/2 tblsbutter
1 1/2 cupwarm full cream milk
1/2 cupwarm evaporated milk (you can substitute for full cream milk, I go for it for a creamier flavour)
to tasteSalt & pepper
1 pinchground nutmeg
1 1/2 cupcheddar cheese

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Steps

1

In an oven proof dish, the vegetables, garlic, green onions, salt & pepper and cayenne pepper till everything is well combined
2

In a heavy bottom pan over high medium heat, melt butter and add flour to the butter and stir and cook for 1-2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium
3

Gradually add the full cream milk while whisking continuously to avoid forming clumps in the mixture. Continue whisking until mixture begins to thicken.
4

Add in the evaporated milk and the cheese and stir to mix until sauce thickens (this will happen very quickly). You don’t want the sauce too thick otherwise it will not spread well over the vegetables
5

NOTE: If sauce becomes too thick, add a tbls of warm milk until you reach desired consistency
6

Immediately remove from heat and pour over vegetables. Make sure everything is well coated with the sauce
7

In a pre-heated oven, bake the cheese-bake under 180 degrees (Celsius) for 45-50 minutes
8

Remove from oven and allow to cool down before serving, but serve warm