German Baked Cauliflower Bomb – Oma's Blumenkohl-Bombe
This baked cauliflower bomb, aka Blumenkohl-Bombe, is a centerpiece dish that gets rave reviews EVERY TIME! Cauliflower, meatloaf and bacon. Together. What's not to like?
On top of that, it's actually quite easy to make. Just follow the steps below and you'll be amazing your family and guests.
Just imagine how surprised they will be when you cut into a bacon-covered "bomb" and see the insides.
And, how do you cut it, you ask?
Just as if it were a cake. Cut wedges and serve with a cake server. Serve it with its wonderful cauliflower mustard sauce. Boiled potatoes are all that are needed on the side.
A new favorite for your family!
Oma's Tips for making this Baked Cauliflower Bomb
- You can add 1 cup of milk to the cooking water when cooking the cauliflower. This will help keep the cauliflower white.
- Instead of the milk, you can add about 2 tablespoons of lemon juice to the cooking water for the cauliflower.
- Personally, I just use water and don't have any problems. Make sure you keep the cooking water. It's perfect for when you are making soups. Here, of course, it's used for making the sauce.
- Use all beef instead of the beef/pork mixture.
- Don't have a stale roll to use? Use ½ cup breadcrumbs instead. Don't soak them! Just add them to the meat mixture.
- You can wrap the bacon around the "bomb" anyway you like. Sometimes it do it vertically, as shown in the above photo. Other times, I'll wrap it around it horizontally. Both work great. If you wish, you can fasten the ends with wooden picks, but I think it looks pretty interesting when the ends crisp and stand up.
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Oma says,
This dish comes from the region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It's a place where the dishes are hearty and based on what's easily grown, hunted, or caught.
As in the dish below, though the ingredients are humble, the resulting dish is wunderbar!
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German Baked Cauliflower Bomb – Oma's Blumenkohl-Bombe
This baked cauliflower bomb, aka Blumenkohl-Bombe, is a centerpiece dish that gets rave reviews EVERY TIME! Cauliflower, meatloaf and bacon. Together. What's not to like?
Just follow the easy steps below and you'll be amazing your family and guests. Just imagine how surprised they will be when you cut into a bacon-covered "bomb" and see the insides.
Prep Time
20 minutes
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Cook Time
100 minutes
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Total Time
120 minutes
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Servings:
Makes 6 - 8 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 medium head cauliflower (about 2 pounds)
- 2½ teaspoons salt, divided
- 5 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 cup diced onions
- 1 stale kaiser roll, sliced
- ¾ cup milk, warmed
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound lean ground pork
- 3 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 - 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs, if needed
- 12 ounces lean sliced bacon
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons German mustard (or your favorite)
- freshly grated nutmeg
Instructions:
- Trim the stalk end of the cauliflower so that the head will sit
flat, being careful to keep the head whole. Trim off any leaves. Cut an X
into the stalk end to speed up the cooking time.
- Put the
cauliflower head into a large pot. Add hot water to cover. Add 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat so that the water is simmering
and cook for 10 minutes. Remove the cauliflower to a greased baking
dish or rimmed baking sheet and place it stalk side down. Measure out 3
cups of the cooking liquid and reserve it to use for making the sauce.
- Preheat the oven to 360°F.
- In a small skillet, sauté the onions in 1 tablespoon butter, until they are softened, but not browned. Set aside.
- In
a small bowl, place the sliced roll, pour over the warm milk and let it
sit for 5 minutes. Drain the milk and squeeze the slices to remove as
much moisture as possible and to crumble them.
- Into a large bowl
add the onions, crumbled roll, beef, pork, eggs, pepper, and 1½ teaspoons salt. Mix gently with your hands. If the mixture is too moist to hold
together, add some breadcrumbs.
- Press handfuls of meat mixture gently around the cauliflower to make
a layer that is about 1 inch thick. Continue until the whole head is
covered and all the meat is used. Wrap the bacon slices around the meat
so that all the meat is covered.
- Place the bomb into the oven (do not cover) and roast for about 70 to 80 minutes or until the bacon is browned and crisp.
- While the bomb is baking, make the sauce by melting 4 tablespoons butter in
a skillet. Stir in the flour and cook until the roux is smooth, about 1
minute. Slowly whisk in 2 cups of the reserved cooking liquid and
simmer, stirring constantly, until the sauce is smooth. Simmer for about
5 minutes, adding more cooking liquid if necessary. Add the mustard and
season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cover the sauce and keep warm
until ready to serve.
- Serve wedges of the baked cauliflower bomb with sauce.
Notes/Hints:
- Don't have a stale roll to use? Use ½ cup breadcrumbs instead. Don't soak them! (omit the ¾ cup milk). Just add the breadcrumbs to the meat mixture.
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Oma's Baked Cauliflower Bomb ~ Blumenkohl-Bombe
By
Oma Gerhild Fulson
This baked cauliflower bomb is a centerpiece dish that gets rave reviews EVERY TIME! Cauliflower, meatloaf and bacon. Together. What's not to like? And, it's so easy to make!
Ingredients:
cauliflower,
butter,
seasonings,
onion,
kaiser roll,
milk,
ground beef/ground pork,
eggs,
bacon,
breadcrumbs,
mustard,
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