Broccoli And Cheddar Gratin Recipe Video
Some things just go great together; chips and beer, warm bread and butter, Britney and K-Fed, and of course, Broccoli and Cheddar cheese sauce. As you’ll hear in the video this clip was inspired by watching people in grocery store lines buying tiny, expensive, and poor quality, frozen packages of broccoli and cheese sauce.
I had some left-over Béchamel sauce, so in this clip I’ll show how easy it is to take that humble base sauce and create a wonderful vegetable gratin. In case I wasn’t clear in the clip, turn the heat off the Béchamel as soon as you add the cheese. By the way, if I haven’t already, I’ll add a béchamel demo to the blog in case you’re not familiar with that “mother” sauce.
As far as recommendations go, I’m a HUGE cheese head, not the Green Bay Packer variety, but the delicious English Farmhouse Cheddar kind.
I hope you have a nice cheese shop near you, but if not you can get just about anything you want online these days. Check out cooking.com, they’re a great resource. I suggest any nice sharp cheddar for this dish, but so many other cheeses would be delicious. And for the top, Parmigiano-Reggiano is great, or even a nice Pecorino Romano.
Ingredients
Bechamel sauce - 2 cups
Broccoli flowerets - 24 ounces
Cheddar cheese - 8 ounces
Plain bread crumbs - 1/3 cup
Parmesan - 1/2 cup, grated
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat oven to temperature of 400 degrees.
MAKING
2) Heat the bechamel sauce.
3) Add the cheese to the hot sauce. Turn off the heat and stir well.
4) Add the broccoli in boiling salted water. After 3 minutes, take the broccoli out. Drain well.
5) Put the broccoli in a bowl and pour the cheese mixure all over. Toss well with a spatula.
6) Put the broccoli in an ovenproof dish. Top with plain bread crumbs and grated cheese.
7) Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
SERVING
8) Serve the broccoli gratin while it is still piping hot. Makes a great appetizer, as well as side dish.
For more information please visit: http://foodwishes.com
1) Preheat oven to temperature of 400 degrees.
MAKING
2) Heat the bechamel sauce.
3) Add the cheese to the hot sauce. Turn off the heat and stir well.
4) Add the broccoli in boiling salted water. After 3 minutes, take the broccoli out. Drain well.
5) Put the broccoli in a bowl and pour the cheese mixure all over. Toss well with a spatula.
6) Put the broccoli in an ovenproof dish. Top with plain bread crumbs and grated cheese.
7) Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
SERVING
8) Serve the broccoli gratin while it is still piping hot. Makes a great appetizer, as well as side dish.
For more information please visit: http://foodwishes.com
Editors Review
My kids and husband never touch steamed broccoli but when I make this cheesy broccoli gratin, they ask for seconds and there is rarely any leftovers. It is a great way to get your family to eat healthy broccoli and cheese isn't that bad for you if you balance out the rest of the meal by serving baked skinless chicken or fish.Questions, Comments and Reviews
Related Recipes
By Same Chef
Chef
