Cauliflower with cheese and bacon

Cauliflower with Cheese with Bacon

• 1 fresh cauliflower
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch or tapioca starch
• 1.5 cups milk
• 1 onion or leek
• 2-4 oz of bacon (approx. 4-6 strips)
• 2 oz cheese (a good way to approximate is look at your index and middle fingers together- that's about the right size)
• salt and pepper
• horseradish or mustard
• blob of butter

Method
1. Chop the cauliflower into florets. Steam or boil and drain well
2. While it’s cooking make the sauce. Mix the thickener into a thick paste with a little of the milk, add the rest of the milk and add a blob of butter.
3. Place on heat and slowly bring to a simmer stirring all the time (making sure you scrape the bottom to keep it from sticking), lower heat and add in salt & pepper, a little horseradish or dried mustard
4. Fry onions or leeks and chopped bacon in a separate pan (optionally, fry bacon separately and drain off fat)
5. When browned add to white sauce and mix in well
6. Place cauliflower piled up in overproof dish
7. Pre-heat grill/broiler to quite high
8. Pour the thickened sauce over top of the cauliflower
9. Grate the cheddar over the top, sprinkle with salt and pepper
10. Place under grill until the cheese is nice and browned

Serves 4 if serving with large backed potato and veggies