Throwback Thursday, Cauliflower Steaks with Irish Pub Sauce

This is another “nod to the Irish” recipe,
roasted cauliflower with beer cheese sauce~
This is so good, it will have you dancing an Irish jig ☘️

This recipe is so easy to prepare you don’t need a special occasion

Cut the cauliflower into thick slices, or “steaks”

Some small pieces will crumble off,
but just toss them on the pan too

Make sure you spray your foil lined pan with cooking oil spray
before adding the cauliflower or use parchment paper

Drizzle the cauliflower liberally with olive oil
and sprinkle with smoked paprika, salt and pepper

Roast at 425 for 20 minutes, turn cauliflower over
and continue to bake for another 20 minutes
or until cauliflower is soft and starting to char on the edges

About 15 minutes before cauliflower is done,
make the cheese sauce

Stir flour into melted butter to form the roux,
then add the milk, beer and mustard
Cook and stir until thickened

Add cheese and stir until smooth

The specks are from the grainy mustard
which gives this sauce a great flavor and tang

Serve in individual shallow bowls to keep the sauce contained

Cauliflower Steaks with Beer Cheese Sauce
Ingredients
Cauliflower
- 1 large head cauliflower
- olive oil
- smoked paprika
- salt & pepper
Beer Cheese Sauce
- 2 T butter
- 2 T flour
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 3/4 cup beer
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp spicy brown mustard
- salt & pepper
- 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
Beer Cheese Sauce
- Heat butter in a small sauce pan over medium high heat. Add flour. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes to form a roux.
- Slowly stream in the milk and mix until thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Add beer and Worcestershire, cook and stir until thickened, about 5 more minutes.
- Add mustard and season with salt and pepper.
- Remove from heat and stir in cheese until melted and smooth. Makes about 1 1/2 cups sauce. Serve over vegetables or as a dipping sauce.
Cauliflower
- Remove leaves and stem end from cauliflower leaving it whole.
- Slice into 1 1/2 inch wide “steaks”
- Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking oil spray.
- Lay steaks on foil and drizzle liberally with olive oil. Sprinkle with paprika and season with salt and pepper.
- Roast at 425 for 20 minutes. Turn steaks over and continue to roast for another 20 minutes or until soft and starting to char.
- Serve cauliflower in individual shallow bowls with Beer Cheese Sauce
Be sure to stop by tomorrow when I will be participating
in an “all things Irish” Lucky Charms blog hop
There will be crafts, creations and tablescapes
Lots of ideas and inspiration!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday / Our Tiny Nest
Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Whimsey Home Wednesday Full Plate Thursday
My preferred way to eat my veggies Jenna…with cheese! 🙂 Looking forward to hopping with you tomorrow! ☘️💚
haha, I agree, cheese makes everything better!
The creamy cheesy sauce sounds really good, Jenna.
Thank you Angie!
Looks so good!
Thanks Dorothy, I love roasted cauliflower!
It has such a lovely flavor!
I love this, low carb and looks delicious. Yum, can’t wait to make the cheese sauce too………
Thanks Emily, it’s really good, I hope you enjoy!
This sounds fantastic! Would love to try it:@)
Thanks Lynn, it’s a good one!
A cheese sauce makes everything better! This looks delicious, Jenna. Looks like rain today, but I am thankful for five straight days of sun. Happy Thursday!
Thanks Pam, this is a great change up from potatoes 🙂 Yes, the weather earlier this week really spoiled me!
Not your Irish granny’s cauliflower for sure! (thank goodness!!!) This leprechaun says, “Mmmmmm!”
Thanks Leslie Anne, it’s really good!
Oh my! My mouth is watering!, yum! Thank you!
Thanks Cyndi, it is really good!
This one might be pushing my edge, but I will say that sauce looks delish!
Roasted cauliflower is really good Jeanie, and of course the cheese sauce makes it even better!
i’ve never had a cheese sauce with beer. It sounds interesting. I don’t know if it is traditional, but I bet it would go over well in an Irish pub.
The beer gives the sauce a little flavor boost 🍺
Jenna this looks so good and a dish I would love to try out. The sauce sounds good with the cauliflower. Thanks for the recipe.
Thanks Julie, it’s a good one!
yummy Jenna…you have such wonderful recipes. Hugs
Thanks so much Kari!
I am going to have to try this one! I love the way the cauliflower looks and the sauce is amazing.
Thank you Judee, I love roasted cauliflower and the cheese sauce takes it over the top!
This looks so very, very tasty!
Thanks Mary, it’s a good one!
Oh there is nothing like a wonderful cheese sauce! YUM!
This is a great combo 😋
Wow, as I love cauliflower, this totally appeals to me. Pinned. Visited from Sundays on Silverado #136. If interested to showcase more of your awesome posts, please visit my blog tomorrow and also share on SSPS.
Thank you Esme!
this sounds really amazing!!! The sauce sounds fab!
Thanks Natasha, it is really good!
OMG! This looks absolutely delicious! I have pinned and I’ll have to try and figure out how to add a double star or something to the pin. You have the best recipes Jenna and they are easy to make. I think you should write a cookbook or something…
Thanks so much Kim! I love easy recipes, I’m basically a lazy cook 😂