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Battered cauliflower

Boiled cauliflower dipped in a simple batter of flour, egg, water and butter, fried golden in lard and served with mushroom stew or alongside roast meat. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 433.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 433 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The recipe works both as a dish in its own right and as an accompaniment, and uses lard for deep-frying as was usual in 1949.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Make the batter

    Sift the flour and stir it with the beaten egg, water, melted and cooled butter and the salt.

  2. 2

    Dip

    Divide the boiled cauliflower into florets and dip them in the batter.

  3. 3

    Deep-fry

    Fry the florets golden brown in hot lard.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Serve as a dish of its own with mushroom stew, or without stew alongside roast meat.

Changes from the original

½ del. is converted to 0.5 dl and "knivsodd" (knife-tip) to a pinch. The book counts 4 servings.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 433) → Modernised~78% of the text changedremovedadded
Blomkål, kokt blomkål (delt i buketter). 75 gr. g hvetemel knivsodd (siktet). 1 klype salt ½ del. (knivsodd). 0,5 dl lunkent vann vann. 1 stk egg (vispet). 15 gr. smør. Melet siktes g smør (smeltet og utrøres avkjølt). smult (til frityrsteking). champignonstuing (valgfritt, til servering). Sikt melet og rør det ut med det vispede egg, vannet og egget, vannet, det smeltede, avkjølede smør smeltede og saltet. Den opdelte blomkål dyppes avkjølte smøret og saltet.. Del den kokte blomkålen i deigen buketter og kokes gulbrun dypp dem i smultgryte. Kan serveres røren.. Stek buketten gulbrune i varmt smult.. Server som egen rett for sig med champignonstuing, eller serveres uten denne stuing til stekt kjøtt. Til 4 personer.

Note on Modernised

½ del. er omregnet til 0,5 dl og «knivsodd» til en klype. Boka oppgir 4 personer.

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Frequently asked questions

What does it go with?
Mushroom stew as a dish on its own, or without the stew with roast meat.
How long to fry?
The book says "golden brown"; no time is given.
How many does it serve?
The book counts 4 people.

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