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    03/05/2011 National Cheese Doodle Day Broccoli with Cheez Doodles

    Source of Recipe

    Happy Hour Mom

    List of Ingredients

    HOME COOKIN’ 03/05/2011 National Cheese Doodle Day Broccoli with Cheez Doodles


    Broccoli with Cheez Doodles


    For the Broccoli

    3 large heads of broccoli, stems peeled and cut into 1/4-inch discs; florets cut into small pieces
    3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
    1 teaspoon red chile flakes
    3 tablespoons butter
    Salt to taste

    For the Cheese Sauce

    1 quart heavy cream
    2 tablespoons chopped shallots
    2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
    10 black peppercorns
    1 bay leaf
    2 cups aged Gouda, grated
    1 cup Parmesan, grated
    Salt to taste
    1/2 9-ounce bag of Crunchy Cheez Doodles


    Recipe

    For the Broccoli

    Blanch florets and stems in boiling salted water for 3 minutes. Remove and shock in ice water. Cool and drain. Place large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add olive oil, garlic, and chile flakes and sweat, being careful not to brown garlic. Add butter and melt fully into oil.
    (1) When the butter and oil begin to bubble, add broccoli and sauté until heated through. Adjust seasoning with salt and reserve broccoli on a paper-towel-lined plate.

    For the Cheese Sauce

    In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, reduce cream with shallots, garlic, peppercorns, and bay leaf until it thickly coats the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and whisk in cheeses until fully melted. Adjust seasoning with salt.
    (2) Strain sauce through fine-mesh strainer and keep warm in a bain-marie. Crush the Cheez Doodles in the bag into pebble-size bits with a rolling pin. to serve: Pour warm sauce into a large serving dish. Arrange broccoli on top of sauce.
    (3) Top with crushed Cheetos.
    Serves 6 to 8.


 

 

 


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