Cauliflower Steaks with Maitake Mushrooms and Browned Butter-Caper Sauce

Name: Cauliflower Steaks with Maitake Mushrooms and Browned Butter-Caper Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided; 3 Tbsps butter, divided; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 1 Tbsp capers, chopped; 2 cauliflower heads; 59 milliliters dry white wine; 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoons kosher salt, divided; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 710 milliliters 1% low-fat milk; 2 maitake mushrooms; 158 milliliters quick-cooking polenta; 2 teaspoons thyme leaves; 118 milliliters organic vegetable broth; 118 milliliters water

Cauliflower Steaks with Maitake Mushrooms and Browned Butter-Caper Sauce requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 10g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 287 calories. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your valentin day event. Head to the store and pick up garlic cloves, kosher salt, canolan oil, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Cauliflower Steaks with Caper Butter, Sole Meuniere With Browned Butter Caper Sauce, and Seared Sea Scallops with Browned Butter Caper Sauce are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Place a jelly-roll pan in oven. Preheat oven to 450 (leave pan in oven).

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Place 1 1/2 teaspoons butter, oil, and crushed garlic in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50% power) for 1 minute or until butter melts and garlic is fragrant. Cool slightly; discard garlic.

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Bowl

Carefully cut 2 (1-inch-thick) "steaks" vertically from center of each cauliflower head; reserve remaining cauliflower for another use. Carefully trim bottoms of maitakes, keeping the mushroom clumps intact. Carefully cut each maitake in half lengthwise.

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Steak

Brush tops of cauliflower steaks with oil mixture. Carefully place cauliflower steaks, oiled sides down, on preheated pan; brush tops of steaks with oil mixture.

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Steak

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Bake at 450 for 14 minutes or until bottoms are browned.

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Remove pan from oven; carefully turn cauliflower steaks over. Gently brush remaining oil mixture on both sides of maitake steaks; place on pan with cauliflower, cut sides down.

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Steak

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Bake at 450 for 13 minutes or until cauliflower is browned and done.

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Cauliflower

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Remove from oven; sprinkle evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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Pepper

Salt

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While cauliflower bakes, bring milk and 1/2 cup water to a simmer. Gradually add polenta, stirring constantly with a whisk. Cook for 3 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. Stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and keep warm.

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Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a medium skillet over medium heat; cook 3 minutes or until browned and very fragrant.

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Add sliced garlic; cook 45 seconds, stirring frequently.

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Add wine; increase heat to medium high, and cook 1 minute or until about half of liquid evaporates.

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Combine broth and flour, stirring with a whisk.

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All Purpose Flour

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Add broth mixture to pan; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute or until slightly thickened, stirring constantly; stir in capers, juice, thyme, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spoon about 3/4 cup polenta on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with 1 cauliflower steak, 1 maitake steak, and about 2 tablespoons sauce.

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