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Recipe

BROCCOLI AU GRATIN

Serves: 8
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Preparation time: 40 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Totaltime: 1 hour 0 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds broccoli, cleaned, cut into 2-inch florets
    1/4 cup butter
    1/4 cup flour
    4 cups boiling milk
    salt and pepper to taste
    1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
    1 cup grated Swiss cheese
    1 teaspoon melted butter

Preparation

  • In a kettle of salted boiling water, cook the broccoli flowerets for 3 to 4 minutes, or until tender.
    Drain broccoli, and plunge into ice cold water to stop the cooking.
    Drain broccoli. Pat dry, and transfer to a buttered 2-quart baking dish.
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    In a saucepan, cook the onion in 3 tablespoons of butter over moderate low heat, stirring until it is softened.
    Stir in the flour and cook the roux over low heat, stirring, for 3 minutes.
    Add milk and whisk over moderate heat until the sauce thickens. Simmer the sauce for 10 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and grated nutmeg.
    Pour the sauce over broccoli. Sprinkle the cheese over the sauce. Pour butter over cheese.
    Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.

    Broccoli with cheddar sauce:
    A variation of this recipe uses the cream sauce with the addition of 2 cups grated cheddar cheese, and dry breadcrumbs sprinkled over the top of broccoli.
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