Cauliflower Croquettes

• My mother usually served cauliflower with buttery dried breadcrumbs – 
• Known as – à la polonaise.
• In England cauliflower is often served with a cheese sauce.
• I often make potato croquettes – krokiety kartoflane 
• I saw this recipe and thought it sounds like the two combined.
• They were delicious.

Ingredients

• ½ of a large cauliflower
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 3 tablespoon of plain flower
• 200ml milk
• 50g grated cheese – Cheddar or Gouda
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• 1 egg – beaten
• Breadcrumbs
• More plain flour
• Salt and pepper

Method

• Cook the cauliflower by boiling or steaming.
• Leave to go completely cold.
• Remove any liquid with a clean tea towel or kitchen roll.
• Mash the cauliflower with a potato masher.
• Make a very thick cheese sauce.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan.
• Add the flour and cook together, stirring all the time.
• Slowly add the milk and keep stirring until you have a thick sauce.
• Add the cheese and cook a little more.
• Stir in the cauliflower.
• Mix all together to have a uniform mixture.
• Season to taste.
• Leave to cool.
• You need 3 plates or shallow dishes – 
• Flour in one, beaten egg in the second, dried breadcrumbs in the third.
• Divide the cauliflower cheese mixture into 12 even pieces.
• Roll them out into sausage shapes.
• Dip in the flour and then in the egg.
• Roll in the breadcrumbs. 
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• Heat the oil in a frying pan.
• Fry the croquettes on all sides till golden – 3 or 4 at a a time.
• Keep them warm in a low oven, whilst frying the rest.

Though not tried yet –  I think you could do variations  by – adding cooked peas or chilli flakes or similar to the mixture.