He romanescu is a very soft and light vegetable that provides numerous nutrients and health benefits. In addition, if you prepare this delicious cream you will see that it is an ideal dish to start a meal or to serve during a light dinner. As for the romanescu, it is a vegetable similar to broccoli and cauliflower, with a mild and delicious flavor, ideal to include in the children’s menu. You can also make this cream by mixing the romanescu with other vegetables.
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Ingredients to make Romanescu cream:
- 1 Romanescu
- 2 potatoes
- 1 leek
- 100 milliliters of heavy cream (½ cup)
- 1 splash of olive oil
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 pinch of pepper
- 1 pound of water or vegetable broth
How to make Romanescu Cream:
To start with the romanescu cream recipe, first chop the romanescu, remove the bouquets and wash them. It also extracts the trunk from the center, it is very hard. Next, clean the leek well, cut the greenest part and also cut the white part into small pieces.
In a saucepan, add a splash of oil and heat over medium heat. Next, add the leek and let it poach a bit to release flavor. Next, peel the potatoes, wash and chop. And, once the leek is poached, add the potatoes to the pan and fry everything together for 1 minute.
Add the romanescu cut into pieces in the pot and add water or vegetable broth until it covers everything. Next, let it cook until the potatoes and vegetables are cooked, in about 15-20 minutes it will be ready. Add a little salt and pepper. The steamed romanescu is also delicious!
Tip: the amount of broth or water can vary depending on the proportion of vegetables and potatoes.
Once everything is well cooked, remove the pan from the heat and with a blender blend well until there are no pieces left and a smooth cream without lumps is obtained. What do you think of the romanesco cream?
Tip: if you like the finest cream, after crushing it you can pass it through a sieve or through a chinois.
Add the saucepan back to the heat and pour in the cream, mix everything together. When you have added the cream, test for salt and adjust to taste. You should know that it can be added instead of heavy cream, cooking cream or evaporated milk.
Now you can serve the romanesco cream! And, if you like to find yourself tripping, you should know that Romanescu cream with apple is delicious, so you can add apple pieces on top of the cream. You can even put pieces of romanesco or fried bread. Finally, pour a splash of olive oil and pepper. To eat!
