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To Boil Cauliflowers

A simple boiled cauliflower dish seasoned with saltwater.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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To Boil Cauliflowers

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Soak the cauliflower in plenty of saltwater, with the flower facing down.

  2. In a large pot, bring water to a boil and season with salt.

Cook and serve

  1. Place the cauliflower flower side down in the boiling water.

  2. Cook uncovered until tender.

  3. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain in a colander.

  4. Transfer to a serving dish and serve with or without sauce.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.
Coarse sea salt
Seasons the cooking water and the soaking water, flavouring the cauliflower.

“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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