Modern Cauliflower Gratin

Name: Modern Cauliflower Gratin
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 2 heads, cauliflower (2 pounds each); 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1/2 cup, panko bread crumbs; 2 ounces, Parmesan cheese, grated (1 cup); , Salt and pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, dry mustard; 1/8 teaspoon, ground nutmeg; Pinch, cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon, cornstarch dissolved in 1 teaspoon water; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh chives

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2017, America's Test Kitchen TV

Who says a gratin needs to be stodgy and rich to be satisfying? The unique attributes of cauliflower put a fresh spin on this old standby.

SERVES8 to 10

TIME1¼ hours, plus 20 minutes resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To create a cauliflower gratin that was rich and flavorful without the heft, we relied on cauliflower’s natural ability to become an ultracreamy puree, using it as a sauce to bind the florets together. To ensure that we had enough cauliflow...

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