cauliflower
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Serves: 4 serves
 
Ingredients
  • For the Sauce:
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon of ginger, grated
  • ½ cup chicken or vegetable broth
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • ⅓ cup rice vinegar
  • ¼ cup powdered glucose (we use/recommend dextrose)
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 3 teaspoons cornstarch
  • For the Batter:
  • 1 cup flour
  • ⅔ cup cornstarch
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • water as needed to thin batter (about ½ cup)
  • Other Ingredients:
  • ½ large cauliflower, cut into small florets
  • a deep layer of oil for frying
  • scallions/spring onions and sesame seeds for topping
Instructions
  1. preheat oven to keep warm function
  2. Sauce: Heat the sesame oil in a small saucepan over medium low heat. Add the ginger and garlic and stir fry for a minute or two. Add remaining ingredients and whisk to combine. Bring to a low boil; simmer until sauce is thickened.
  3. Cauliflower Batter: Whisk all the batter ingredients until a loose batter forms. The batter should be thick enough to cling to the cauliflower and cover it but stay loose enough to easily drip off (adjust thickness with water).
  4. Cauliflower Frying: Pour oil into a heavy bottomed saucepan to make it deep enough so it will cover the cauliflower about halfway (about a cup) Heat the oil over medium heat. Drop a small bit of batter in the oil to test it - when it rises to the top and bubbles, the oil is ready.
  5. Dip cauliflower florets in the batter and let the excess drip off before putting in the oil. Fry until the cauliflower is golden brown .
  6. Remove and set on a cooling rack with baking paper underneath for easy clean up and also to prevent it going soggy.
  7. If you need to cook the cauliflower in batches ( as I do) you will want to put your cooked cauliflower in the oven on the cooling rack to keep it warm
  8. Serving: Toss the fried cauliflower with the sauce (enough just to cover) and sprinkle with scallions and sesame seeds for serving. Serve alone or with rice.
Recipe by thatsREALyummy at http://www.thatsrealyummy.com/general-tsos-cauliflower/