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Cauliflower (with cream and egg sauce)

Boiled cauliflower covered with a sauce of cream and egg yolk, whisked to a boil and flavoured with lemon juice and salt. From Erken's Big Cookbook (1949), p. 806.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 806 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The recipe is in the chapter on invalid cookery. The book gives the nutritional content: 10.4 g protein, 25.5 g fat, 10.8 g carbohydrate and 323 calories.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Boil the cauliflower

    Boil the cauliflower tender in lightly salted water and drain it.

  2. 2

    Make the sauce

    Whisk the cream and egg yolk together. Bring the mixture to a boil while whisking vigorously.

  3. 3

    Season

    Add lemon juice, salt and butter. Pour the sauce over the boiled cauliflower.

Changes from the original

Quantities are unchanged. The egg yolk is in the text but not in the ingredient list. The butter is not used in the text; it is taken as an addition to the sauce. The recipe is counted as one serving.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is the egg yolk in the text but not the list?
The book mentions the egg yolk only in the method.
What is the butter for?
The book does not say; here it is stirred into the sauce.

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