Sweet & sour cauliflower

Total: 50 min. | Active: 50 min.
vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free

Sweet & sour is an absolute classic of Chinese cuisine! The crispy crumb coating, sweet sauce and fresh, crunchy vegetables are what make this dish – far more so than the ingredient that is supposedly at the centre of it ... usually chicken or fish. We've used cauliflower instead – everything that we love about this dish tastes fantastic in vegan form, too!

Recipe by:
Joel & Muriel

Ingredients

for 4 person

Sauce
1 ¼ dl rice vinegar
1 ¼ dl water
60 g sugar
2 tbsp sambal oelek
1 tbsp Maizena cornflour
1 tbsp water
Rice
350 g basmati rice
5 dl water
To prepare the cauliflower
cauliflower, cut into florets, stem peeled and sliced
  salted water, boiling
To fry the cauliflower
2 tbsp oil for frying
80 g Maizena cornflour
2 tsp onion powder
1 ¼ dl soy sauce
2 tbsp oil for frying
bell pepper, cut into pieces
To serve
cucumber, cut into thin slices
spring onion incl. green part, finely chopped
2 tbsp sesame seeds

How it's done

Sauce

Bring the vinegar, water, sugar and sambal oelek to the boil in a small pan, stir until the sugar has dissolved. Mix the cornflour with the water, pour into the pan while stirring, reduce for approx. 4 mins. Cover the sauce and keep warm.

Rice

Rinse the rice in a sieve under cold running water until the water runs clear, then drain well. Bring the water and rice to the boil, cover the rice and simmer over a very low heat for approx. 10 mins., turn off the heat and leave the rice to fluff up for approx. 10 mins. (do not remove the lid).

To prepare the cauliflower

Cook the cauliflower in boiling salted water for approx. 10 mins., drain.

To fry the cauliflower

Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the cauliflower, fry for approx. 5 mins., stirring occasionally. Add the cornflour and onion powder while stirring, ensuring that the cauliflower is regularly covered with the cornflour. Add the soy sauce and oil, mix, add the peppers and fry until the cauliflower is crispy, stirring occasionally.

To serve

Plate up the cauliflower with the rice, cucumber and spring onion. Drizzle the sauce over the top and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

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