Pork shoulder chops with cauliflower au gratin
Dig into "satisfaction guaranteed." Creamy, cheesy cauliflower, nestled next to that old standby, a pork shoulder chop. Unpretentious. Comforting. Easy on the eyes. They go together like boots and jeans.
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Ingredients
- 30 oz. 900 g pork shoulder chop or 6 piecespork shoulder chops or 6 pieces
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp butter
- salt and pepper
Cauliflower au gratin
- 30 oz. 900 g cauliflower
- 7 oz. 200 g (425 ml) shredded cheddar cheese
- 7 oz. 200 g (425 ml) shredded cheese of your choice
- 7 oz. 200 g cream cheese
- 2⁄3 cup 150 ml heavy whipping cream
- 3 oz. 75 g finely chopped leekfinely chopped leeks
- 51⁄3 oz. 150 g bacon (optional)
- 1 1 garlic clovegarlic cloves or garlic powder
- salt and pepper
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Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Break the cauliflower into florets and boil in lightly salted water for about 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Dice the bacon and fry until crisp. Reserve, including the fat.
- Mix together the cream cheese, cream and most of the grated cheese. (Reserve around 1/4 of both the cheddar and the other cheese to use for the topping.)
- Chop the leeks and mix into the cheese mixture. Add the cauliflower and bacon, preferably with the fat from frying. Add spices and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour into a greased baking dish and top it off with the reserved grated cheese. Place in oven for 25-30 minutes until the gratin is done.
- While the gratin is baking, cook the chops. They can be fried (in the pan used for the bacon) or grilled. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
Tips
Want convenience? For a bit of a shortcut, try this gratin with frozen cauliflower. Of course, it also works with broccoli or romanesco—a delicate hybrid of cauliflower and broccoli.
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Clove of garlic, or garlic powder. How much garlic powder? You leave the cook to googling the amount of garlic powder that is equivalent to a clove.
I recommend a nice long proof read before publishing next time.
I would allow the cream cheese to soften (sit at room temperature) for a bit before trying to mix or use a mixer to blend.
Is the cheddar cheese meant to be grated as well and mixed with th cream cheese as well as the whipping cream and the other grated cheese of choice?
Yes, the cheddar cheese should be shredded. The recipe has been edited. Add all except 1/4 cup of each of the two cheeses to the cream cheese and cream mixture and reserve the rest as a topping.
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