Blue Cheese Souffle Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time30 Min
Ready In40 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexAverageServings6
CuisineCourse
MethodMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 Parmesan cheese 2 Tablespoon, grated
 Butter2 1/2 Tablespoon
 Flour3 Tablespoon
 Milk1 Cup (16 tbs)
 Blue cheese3 Ounce, crumbled
 Nutmeg - a pinch, ground
 Salt1 To taste
 Pepper1 To taste
 Egg yolks4
 Egg whites6

Directions

GETTING READY
1. Preheat the oven to 400° F; in a souffle dish of six cup or more capacity, rub insides with butter, add grated cheese and roll cheese to coat the bottom evenly

MAKING
2. In a heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium flame, add flour and cook till the flour changes colour to a pale tan
3. Add milk and cook until the sauce thickens and stir all the while, breaking any lumps that form; add blue cheese and season with nutmeg, salt and pepper; also add egg yolks and keep warm
4. In a bowl, beat the egg whites till stiff; add a quarter of it into the sauce, blend and add the rest of the whites, blending with a spatula
5. Pour this mixture into the baking dish and place it in the upper half of the oven; turn the temperature down to 350° F adn bake for half an hour or less till it passes the cake test

SERVING
6. Serve at once
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