Cauliflower with Brown Butter & Crispy Crumbs
- 1 medium head cauliflower (about 2 pounds), cut into bite-size florets
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/3 cup fresh bread crumbs (see Know-How, below)
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Lemon wedges
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Put the cauliflower on a baking sheet and scatter the garlic on top.
- Melt the butter in a medium skillet and toss 2 tablespoons with the cauliflower and garlic; set the rest aside in the skillet.
- Toss the cauliflower with 1 teaspoon of the salt.
- Roast until the cauliflower is quite tender and the edges are starting to brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Transfer the cauliflower to a serving bowl.
- Reheat the remaining butter over medium-high heat until brown.
- Add the bread crumbs and cook, swirling the pan and tossing, until they are brown and crisp-this should take less than 1 minute.
- Pull the pan from the heat and toss the crumbs with the parsley and the remaining 14 teaspoon salt.
- Spoon crumbs over the cauliflower and season with pepper.
- Serve warm or room temperature with lemon wedges on the side.
- Know-How: Sometimes it's the little things that can make the difference in a dish being spectacular or so-so-like using homemade bread crumbs versus store-bought.
- Crumbs made from quality bread are easy to make.
- Simply tear up bread, with or without the crusts, and grind it in a food processor-1 (2-ounce) slice makes about 1/2 cup of crumbs.
- If you want moist crumbs-as you do for this crispy topping-start with fresh, not stale, bread.
- Stale dry bread is better for crumbs used in stuffings or as a binder because the crumbs absorb more liquid.
head cauliflower, garlic, unsalted butter, kosher salt, bread crumbs, parsley, freshly ground black pepper, lemon wedges
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/cauliflower-with-brown-butter-crispy-crumbs-recipe.html (may not work)