Braised Cauliflower With Bacon

Name: Braised Cauliflower With Bacon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 2-4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cauliflower; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 3 -4 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled; 1/4 lb thick slab bacon (but large enough that you get an occasional bite) or 1/4 lb pancetta, cut in small pieces (but large enough that you get an occasional bite); 1 large yellow onion, halved and thinly sliced; 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, crushed in your hands (use good ones!); 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or more or less, to taste); salt and pepper, to taste

Submitted by lecole54

"We saw Lidia Bastianich cook this on CreateTV this morning and had to try it! I had to guess-timate some of the times/amounts, but as she said, "You want to adjust the amounts based on the size of your cauliflower!" Easy and so tasty -- could be either a side dish or an entree."

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Ready In:: 1hr 25mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 2-4

ingredients

1 cauliflower
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 -4 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
¹⁄₄ lb thick slab bacon (but large enough that you get an occasional bite) or 1/4 lb pancetta, cut in small pieces (but large enough that you get an occasional bite)
1 large yellow onion, halved and thinly sliced
1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, crushed in your hands (use good ones!)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or more or less, to taste)
salt and pepper, to taste

directions

Remove stem from cauliflower (but you can keep the leaves, if any -- they're delicious!).
Sauté garlic and bacon in olive oil in a large heavy pot until lightly browned. Add onions and continue to sauté until onions are softened.
Add cauliflower stem-side down. Pour tomatoes over and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer on low for about an hour or until done (will depend on size of cauliflower -- mine took about 70 minutes).
Remove cauliflower, bring sauce to simmer and let reduce for a little while, then pour over cauliflower and serve.

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What ingredients make this receipe, braised cauliflower with tomatoes, have so many carbs

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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

lecole54

Machias, Maine

I only came to cooking in my 50s, when we moved home to a tiny town with only a few restaurants. I'm always on the hunt for easy, flavorful recipes (often ethnic cuisines), and I'm always ready to try something new and different! In cold weather I gravitate to stews, soups, and casseroles of the not-too-heavy kind; in hot weather I love a salad or cold soup. Partly because of my husband's diabetes (I'm borderline) and partly out of indolence, baking is not my thing.

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