So. Here's a cooking thread.

Please behave nicely, get ya favorite recipes out or your "my brain is melting and I randomly chop sueyed hot cooked this stuff together and it was awesome" creations.

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Today I made a simple winter dish:

Cauliflower - Parsley root - Gratin

Precook the cauliflower (1 large is more than enough) for 5 mins, slice the parsley root thin (5 mm and less), throw them in a casserole. I use 2-3 parsley roots depending on the size of the cauliflower.

Make a simple roux, I usually use olive oil (8 table spoons) and flour (3-4 table spoons). Heat up the olive oil gently - less than medium heat, takes some time, but it's easier. When the olive oil is hot, grab a whisk and slowly add the flour. You don't need to apply force, just mix it thoroughly. Add roughly 300 - 400 ml chicken broth (less = thicker), 200 ml full fat milk.

Never use cold milk. Always warm milk, otherwise it becomes a chunky mess.

Preheating for a min in microwave is enough.

After adding all components together you get a wonderful white thick sauce, add salt / pepper / nutmeg.

On low temp, let it stay for a while, then just pour it over the parsley root and cauliflower.

Add some good cheese, pop it in the oven for 30 mins (180 degrees celsius in an convection oven).

Tip: Parsley root can be eaten raw. It's a slightly spicy flavor that goes well with the rather creamy roux. You can add a lot of stuff to a roux, but I like it rather simple ;)

The recipe can be extended to quite a lot of stuff, I love basic recipes. Just throw in what you like - in winter you get a ton of root vegetables that you can just throw in or you just use the roux as a sauce.

Making a beef stew right now and I was out of wine. The LC didn't open until noon but I wanted to slow braise, so I went with beef stock and balsamic vinegar.

Balsamic vinegar is WAY more potent then I realized! Hopefully I can save this with veg and sugar. Wish me luck!

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I not sure if my translation would be accepted by a cook xD

But gratin is wonderful. Your dish sounds yummy!

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@IntrusionCM thank you, thank you.