Easy Vietnamese Cauliflower Recipes

KOREAN FRIED CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Make the sauce: In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the gochujang, sugar, garlic, yuzu kosho, mirin and 1 cup water. Simmer until thickened slightly and reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside at room temperature. Sauce may be made up to two weeks ahead and stored covered and refrigerated; bring to room temperature before serving.
• Make the tempura batter: Fill a pitcher with 1 3/4 cups ice-cold water, and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the tempura flour (or batter mix), egg yolk and 1 cup of the water. Whisk to blend, then add the potato starch, wheat flour and remaining 3/4 cup water. The mixture should have the consistency of thin pancake batter.
• Fill a deep fryer or large pot halfway with canola oil and bring to 350 degrees. Coat the florets with the batter and, working in batches if necessary, deep-fry until florets have a dark golden crust, 2 to 3 minutes. The crust should be crispy while the cauliflower retains some crunch.
• Remove browned florets from oil and drain on paper towels. Transfer to a warmed platter and drizzle thoroughly with sauce. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and lime wedges. Serve hot.

EASY ROASTED CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Combine cauliflower and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a bowl. Mix brown sugar, salt, and curry powder in a small bowl. Taste and adjust until mixture is sweet and salty. Sprinkle over cauliflower and mix well. Spread cauliflower in a single layer on the baking sheet.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Turn cauliflower and roast for an additional 15 to 20 minutes.

EASY VIETNAMESE CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Wash the cauliflower and then break the cauliflower into small florets. Set aside.
• In a cereal bowl put the fish sauce, water, sugar, ground black pepper, salt and green onions. Stir and set aside.
• Heat a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. When the frying pan is hot, add the vegetable oil and let it warm for about 30 seconds. Add the garlic and stir for another 30 seconds.
• Add the cauliflower florets and flip over often, using a spachula, until many of the cauliflower pieces have brown spots.
• Restir the ingredients in the cereal bowl and add to the cauliflower. Stir until everything is well combined.
• Cover the pan and cook for 4 minutes, stirring about every minute.
• When the cauliflower is tender crisp, remove cover and drizzle with the sesame seed oil. Stir.
• Remove the cauliflower from the heat and garnish with the cilantro. Serve at once.

VIETNAMESE BEEF STIR-FRIED WITH CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl put the 1/2 teaspoons black pepper, sugar, cornstarch, soy sauce and fish sauce.
• Stir to blend.
• Take the flank steak and cut across the grain into thin strips.
• Add to the marinade in the mixing bowl and let it marinate while you work on the rest of the recipe, stirring occasionally.
• Wash the cauliflower and cut into small florets.
• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil.
• Add the cauliflower and once the water starts boiling again, boil for one minute.
• Drain immediately and set the cauliflower aside.
• Heat a large nonstick frying pan over high heat and then add 4 Table. oil.
• Once the oil has had a minute to warm, add the onion.
• Stir-fry until the onion has cooked to a light brown color.
• Add the garlic and stir-fry just until the garlic starts to brown on the edges.
• Remove the onion and garlic into a medium-size bowl, leaving the remaining oil in the frying pan.
• Add half the beef to the fryng pan and cook just until the pink disappears, using a spachula to flip over the meat.
• Add the meat to the bowl with the onion and garlic.
• If necessary, add a little more oil to the frying pan, add the rest of the beef and cook it like you did the first batch.
• Remove the second batch of meat from the frying pan.
• Put 1-2 Table. of oil in the frying pan.
• Heat until hot.
• Add the cauliflower and stir-fry until the cauliflower has some brown spots.
• The heat needs to be high for this.
• Add a little salt and black pepper.
• Turn off heat and readd the meat and onions back into the frying pan and mix with the cauliflower.
• Check for salt and pepper.
• This recipe should have a generous amount of ground black pepper.
• Good served with plain rice.