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Cauliflower Steaks with Beer Cheese Sauce

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4

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
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