CAULIFLOWER COTOLETTA WITH BLISTERED BEANS
Jane Lyons & Will Bowman
Serves
4Preparation
25 minsCook
15 minsIngredients
| 1 large cauliflower | |
| 1 litre vegetable stock | |
| 1 litre water | |
| 3 cups fine breadcrumbs | |
| 1 teaspoon smoked paprika | |
| 1 tablespoon fennel seeds, toasted and ground | |
| flour, for coating | |
| 2 eggs, lightly beaten | |
| 2 cups neutral oil, for frying | |
| 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil | |
| 500g green beans, washed, trimmed and patted dry | |
| 3 radishes, thinly sliced | |
| juice of 1 lemon | |
| mustard or mayonnaise, to serve |
Instructions
| 1. | Use a bread knife to slice cauliflower into 2cm-thick slices. |
| 2. | If you can’t get perfect slices don’t worry – any pieces will do. |
| 3. | Bring the vegetable stock and water to a simmer in a large saucepan. |
| 4. | Drop in the cauliflower pieces and cook for 2 minutes or until just tender. |
| 5. | Remove from the water and set aside to cool. |
| 6. | Combine the breadcrumbs, paprika and ground fennel seeds in a bowl and season well. |
| 7. | Put the flour and egg on separate plates. |
| 8. | Dip the cauliflower in the flour, then the beaten egg and then into the breadcrumb mix to coat. You may need to pat some of the crumbs on. |
| 9. | Heat the neutral oil over a high heat. |
| 10. | Add the cauliflower and cook for about 1 minute each side, or until golden. |
| 11. | Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain. |
| 12. | For the green beans, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. |
| 13. | Add the beans and cook for 2-3 minutes until they begin to blister. |
| 14. | Remove from the heat and toss with sea salt, radishes and lemon juice. |
| 15. | Serve the beans with cauliflower and a dollop of mustard or mayonnaise, if desired. |
Recipes, food styling & photography Jane Lyons & Will Bowman
Tags: cauliflower, beans, cotoletta

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