Friday, January 30, 2009

Cauliflower with Bechamel Sauce (Beshamel Soslu Karnibahar)

1 bunch of cauliflower, separated into florets
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
½ cup sweet peas (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste
A pinch of black pepper
1/3 cup mozzarella/cheddar cheese, shredded (optional)
Bechamel Sauce:
2 cups milk
2 tbsp flour
5-6 tbsp butter/margarine
1 egg, beaten
½ tsp salt to taste

Boil the vegetables in salty water till they are soft. Do not over boil them since we do not want them to be smashed. Then drain and transfer them to a Pyrex or baking dish.
Béchamel Sauce:
Place the butter in a pot and melt. Add the flour and sauté over low heat till its color change to yellow. Then, add milk and stir continuously to make Béchamel sauce smooth and even. If flour particles don’t dissolve use a blender. Add salt and cook for 3 minutes. Finally stir in the egg and sprinkle some black pepper if you like.
Pour the Béchamel sauce evenly on top of the vegetables and sprinkle cheese. Preheat the oven to 400F (200C) and bake until its surface turns to light golden brown (about 20-25 minutes).
ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 bas karnibahar, kucuk parcalara ayrilmis
2 havuc, dogranmis
2 patates, soyulup dogranmis
½ su bardagi bezelye (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis (istege bagli)
Beshamel Sos:
2 su bardagi sut
2 yemek kasigi un
5-6 yemek kasigi tereyag/margarin
1 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
Bir tutam karabiber

Sebzeleri tuz ile birlikte yumusayana dek haslayin. Fakat gereginden fazla haslarsaniz sekilleri bozulur ve dagilirlar. Suyunu suzun ve haslanmis sebzeleri firin tepsisine ya da borcam tepsiye alin.
Besamel Sos:
Bir tencerede margarini eritin ve unu ilave edip kisik ateste sararana kadar kavurun. Sonra sutu ve tuzu ilave ederek, surekli karistirin. Eger un parcalari dagilmazsa blendir ile krema kivamina getirin. Kisik ateste 3 dakika kadar pisirin. Son olarak, cirpilmis yumurtayi ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Isterseniz biraz karabiber serpebilirsiniz.
Hazirladiginiz besamel sosu sebzelerin uzerine esit olarak yayin ve rendelenmis kasar peynirini serpin. Onceden isitilmis 200C (400 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin (yaklasik 20-25 dakika).
AFIYET OLSUN

1 comment:

Joie de vivre said...

Isn't that beautiful! I'll tuck this one in my arsenal of cauliflower recipes for when we get a plethora of them this summer.