Steamed cauliflower with onions and spices: A comforting classic from Arcadia - Saltonomy

Ingredients

• 2 lb (1 Kg) cauliflower
• 12 small onions (about the size of a table tennis ball)
• 20 peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• 0.2 oz (5 gr) allspice
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 0.2 oz (5 gr) cloves
• 1 tsp tomato purée
• 0.2 oz (5 gr) salt
• 0.1 oz (3 gr) pepper
• 2 fl oz (50 ml) olive oil
• 10 fl oz (300 ml) water