Step-by-step recipe for cauliflower casserole with minced meat: a list of ingredients and the technology for preparing a delicious second course from the oven. Video recipe.
Cauliflower Meat Casserole is an oven-baked combination dish that tastes great. It is considered very useful not only because heat treatment is carried out in the oven, and not in a pan with a large amount of vegetable oil, but also because it combines the usefulness and satiety of a meat product and a vegetable. Due to this, food is well digested and absorbed, bringing satiety and satisfaction from a delicious lunch. A pleasant bonus is the very simple cooking technology.
Minced meat can be made from any meat - poultry, beef, pork. It is important that it is fresh and juicy. To increase the calorie content, you can add a little ground bacon to it. For low-calorie meals, beef is the best choice. And chicken is considered the golden mean - a nutritious and delicious source of animal protein.
Cauliflower is rich in vitamins and minerals. In the autumn-winter period, it is almost always available for sale fresh. The head of cabbage immediately shows how good and fresh it is. The rest of the time, you can buy frozen food. But in this case, it is rather difficult to assess its quality. The inflorescences should not have dark or bright spots and a lot of ice. The pre-preparation for our cauliflower meat casserole recipe is boiling. It is she who will serve as a specific test of quality. So the inflorescences should keep their shape well, and foreign elements, including pests from the garden, should not be present in the water.
We use milk-egg mixture as a fastening component. During a short baking, it sets well and holds the main ingredients together. In addition, it improves the taste, makes the dish more tender and nutritious.
To enhance the taste with herbs, you can take any mixtures or individual spices that complement meat and cabbage well.
The following is a recipe with a photo of cauliflower casserole and minced meat and the nuances of cooking. Try to cook this delicious dish one day and it will surely become one of your favorites.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 113 kcal.
- Servings - 4
- Cooking time - 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- Minced meat - 200 g
- Cauliflower - 600 g
- Egg - 1-2 pcs.
- Milk - 1/2 tbsp.
- Spices to taste
- Hard cheese - 30 g
Step-by-step cooking of meat casserole with cauliflower
1. Before preparing the cauliflower casserole, prepare the filling. For her, drive eggs into the container, add milk, add salt and black pepper to taste. Beat with a fork or mixer until smooth.
2. Cut out the leaves and leg of the cauliflower. We disassemble the inflorescences into small elements. Next, bring salted water to a boil and throw cabbage into boiling water. Boil until tender and drain the water through a colander. Let's drain all the liquid.
3. Next, combine minced meat with boiled inflorescences. In order not to crush the cabbage, stir gently until the ingredients are evenly distributed. Add spices to taste.
4. Before making the cauliflower casserole, prepare the dish. In size, it should correspond to the volume of the entire workpiece with a small margin. Be sure to grease the walls with oil or spray it with a non-stick spray. We spread the minced meat with cabbage. It is not necessary to seal it so that the fill subsequently gets into the gaps.
5. Pour the egg-milk mixture, using a fork, so that it fills in all the voids.
6. We put in an oven preheated to 200 degrees and bake for 15 minutes.
7. Remove and sprinkle with grated hard cheese on top. We put in the oven for another 5 minutes so that the cheese melts and a delicious crust appears on the surface. Then carefully remove it from the mold, put it on a dish and cut it. If the casserole falls apart a little during cutting, then it is worth letting it stand at room temperature so that the mass thickens a little.
8. Appetizing, aromatic and incredibly tasty meat casserole with cauliflower is ready! Serve hot, warm or chilled. For decoration we use herbs, boiled eggs and slices of fresh vegetables. You can also offer a side dish of rice or potatoes.
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1. Cauliflower and minced meat casserole
