Roasted Bacon & Broccoli Cheese
Tired of Turkey? If you're looking to create an epic holiday feast, then you have to give this honey glazed bacon with an insane broccoli and cauliflower cheese a go.
It's sweet, it's smoky and it's oozing with cheese - what's not to love on this festive plate?
Equipment
Ingredients
For the bacon
600g / 21.16oz Smoked Streaky bacon
200g / 7.05oz Honey
For the roasted cauliflower & broccoli cheese
1 cauliflower
1 broccoli
Olive oil
Salt
50g / 1.76oz butter
50g / 1.76oz flour
500ml / 17.59floz milk
2 tbsp whole grain mustard
100g / 3.52oz cheddar
100g / 3.52oz comte
50g / 1.76oz Parmesan
Pepper
Salt
Sourdough breadcrumbs
Step 1:
Set the Dome to 250°C/482°F.
Step 2:
Place the smoked streaky bacon on a tray and cover with the honey.
Step 3:
Bake in the oven for around 30 minutes basting every 5-10 minutes.
Step 4:
Prep the cauliflower and broccoli into florets. Toss with olive oil and salt.
Step 5:
Roast in the oven for few minutes until lightly charred.
Step 6:
To make the béchamel sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan set over a medium heat. Once it’s melted, add in the flour and cook out the flour for a couple of minutes. Now add in the milk slowly whisking until all the milk is incorporated.
Step 7:
Cool over a medium heat, stirring continuously until it comes to the boil, cook on a low heat for - few minutes.
Step 8:
Add the grated cheese, mustard and season with salt and pepper.
Step 9:
Pour the bechamel sauce over the roasted broccoli and cauliflower, top with sourdough breadcrumbs, bake until golden brown on top.
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Recipe Contributor
Thomas Straker
Having spent the last decade working in some of London’s top restaurants, Tom is now on a mission to bring simple but outrageously tasty, high-quality cooking into people’s homes.