Cauliflower
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no cooking times; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.
Wash the cauliflower thoroughly.
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
Add the cauliflower and cook until tender, about 10-15 minutes.
Drain and serve immediately.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Cauliflower
- Forms the main body of the dish, becoming tender as it cooks in boiling water.
The step that matters
Add the cauliflower and cook until tender. Cooking long enough softens the dense florets through, but overcooking makes them waterlogged and mushy. Checking for tenderness at the early end of the stated time helps avoid this.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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