🇫🇷 French

Cauliflower à l'Armoricaine

Name: Cauliflower à l'Armoricaine
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Butter; to taste Salt; 2, halved and sliced Onion; 4 cloves, crushed Garlic; 1 head Cauliflower; 300 ml Tomato Sauce; 1 tsp Black Peppercorns; 2 Bay Leaf; 500 ml Stock or Broth; 1/2 tsp Chili Flakes; 2 tbsp Cognac

🇫🇷 French

Time does the work here: cauliflower melts into a glossy braising liquid after a long, gentle simmer. Ready in 60 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 45 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Butter2 tbsp
Saltto taste
Onion2, halved and sliced
Garlic4 cloves, crushed
Cauliflower1 head
Tomato Sauce300 ml
Black Peppercorns1 tsp
Bay Leaf2
Stock or Broth500 ml
Chili Flakes1/2 tsp
Cognac2 tbsp

Optional extras

Tarragonhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Brown the cauliflower deeply in the Butter in a heavy pot — patience here pays off later.
2
Remove it, then let the onion and garlic soften in the drippings with the black peppercorns.
3
Return the cauliflower, add the stock and bay leaves, and bring to the gentlest simmer.
4
Cover and braise low and slow until the cauliflower yields to a spoon, about 45 minutes.
5
Skim the fat, reduce the sauce to a glaze, and serve with something starchy to catch every drop.

Chef's tip

Skim the fat from the surface before the final reduction for a cleaner sauce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: 🇫🇷 Calamars à l'Armoricaine Authentiques : La Recette Secrète de Grand-Mère ! 👵 · on YouTube