Spicy Crispy Kung Pao Cauliflower Recipe

Name: Spicy Crispy Kung Pao Cauliflower Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 5 tbsp corn starch (or other starch); 6 tbsp bread crumbs (use gluten-free crumbs to make gf); 5 tbsp or more water; 1/2 tsp cayenne (use a 1/3 tsp for less heat); 2 tsp soy sauce; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp roasted sesame oil; 1 tsp oil; 1 medium head of cauliflower (chopped into florets); 8 to 10 dried red chilies (chinese red chilies, or arbol or cayenne, or use california red for less heat); 1/2 tsp coarsely crushed sichuan peppercorns (or use a mix of coarsely crushed black pepper and red pepper flakes); 2 to 3 tbsp chopped cashews or peanuts; 4 to 5 cloves of garlic (minced); 1 inch ginger minced; 2 tbsp scallions (chopped); 2.5 tbsp low sodium soy sauce/tamari (use certified gluten-free sauce to make gf); 1.5 to 2 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tsp chinese rice wine (optional); 1 tbsp sugar; 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp water (use 1/2 cup for more sauce); 1 tsp cornstarch

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 55m total

Servings

Calories

9% of a 2,000 cal day

180KCAL

Protein

3g7% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat4g

Saturated1g

Unsaturated3g

—

Total Carbs33g

12%

Fiber2g

Total Sugars5g

—

incl. Added Sugars4g

Starch27g

—

Sodium639mg

28%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Crispy battered cauliflower tossed in a spicy kung pao sauce with cashews. A bold appetizer that works for gameday or as a vegan main over rice.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

5 tbspcorn starch — or other starch
6 tbspbread crumbs
5 tbspwater
½ tspcayenne — or cayenne
2 tspsoy sauce
¼ tspsalt
¼ tsproasted sesame oil
1 tspoil
1medium head of cauliflower — chopped into florets
8–10chinese red chilies — dried, or arbol or cayenne or California red
½ tspcoarsely crushed sichuan peppercorns — or a mix of coarsely crushed black pepper and red pepper flakes
2–3 tbspchopped cashews — or peanuts
4–5cloves of garlic — minced
1 inchginger — minced
2 tbspscallions — chopped
2½ tbsplow sodium soy sauce — or tamari
1½–2 tbsprice vinegar
1 tspchinese rice wine — optional
1 tbspsugar
⅜–½ cupwater
1 tspcornstarch

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Method

55m total

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