On 06/21/2013 08:06 PM, pavane wrote:
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> "Todd" > wrote in message
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>> Hi All,
>>
>> Something is wrong with my cauliflower mashed potatoes.
>> Tastes metallic, like a bad drinking fountain (okay not
>> THAT bad, but reminiscent). Would you guys mind looking
>> of my recipe to see what I am doing wrong?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>>
>> Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes:
>>
>> 2 small heads org cauliflower
>> Wash, pressure cook with 4 inches of water on high for
>> 4 minutes, fast release, drain
>>
>> In the food processor with the blending blade (cream it):
>> 2 T org onion powder
>> 1 hint of org Garlic (it get super amplified!)
>> 1 flat tsp pepper
>> 2 tsp salt
>> the cooked cauliflower, with as little water as possible
>>
>> In the pan, melt
>> 1 cube butter
>> 1 block cream cheese
>>
>> Return to the pan and mix together. Heat a little bit more
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> I would cut the onion powder significantly. In fact, leave it out
> the next time you make this. If the mash tastes better, you have
> found the villain. It just sounds wrong. Everything else is a bland
> flavor, 2T of onion powder is an avalanche.

I will cut it to 1 tsp.

>
> Other question is why do you bother pressure cooking when
> about the same time in a microwave will cook the cauliflower
> without adding other variables and keep the veggie more,
> as it were, pure.

Because I never knew you could do that. How do you do it?
Do you cover them? (Remember I don't know what I am doing
and you kind of have to hand hold me through the process.)

Good luck.
>
> pavane

Thank you!

-T