Chinese dry-pot cauliflower
- Hannah Che
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Serves 4
Easy
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 15 mins
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Stir-fry caulilini – a sweet stemmed/sprouting cauliflower – or regular white cauliflower with ginger, chilli, spring onions, bean paste and black beans to create this colourful vegan dish
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This recipe comes from The Vegan Chinese Kitchen by Hannah Che (£25, Random House Inc).
In China, the most common cauliflower isn’t the white, densely packed head we’re familiar with in the UK, but a variety with elongated pale green stems and floppy, looser florets called caulilini or sweet stemmed/sprouting cauliflower. Find it at farmers’ markets, Asian grocers and some supermarkets, but regular white cauliflower also works well here. If you prefer a softer texture, blanch the florets for longer before stir-frying.
Ingredients
Nutrition
Sauce
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp vegan oyster sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp shaoxing wine
Stir-fry
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450g caulilini or cauliflower
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3 tbsp vegetable oil
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1 onion
cut crosswise into 2cm slices
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5cm piece of ginger
sliced
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6 dried red chillies
snipped into 2cm sections, seeds removed
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3 spring onions
cut into 5cm pieces, white and green parts separated
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3 garlic cloves
thinly sliced
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1 tbsp Sichuan chilli bean paste
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1 tbsp fermented black beans
coarsely chopped
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50g large mild red chillies or red pepper
cut into 2cm pieces
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal175
- fat10.9g
- saturates1.1g
- carbs11.9g
- sugars7.9g
- fibre5.2g
- protein4.6g
- salt0.9g
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Method
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step 1
Combine all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl until smooth. Trim the cauliflower and cut into thin bite-sized florets. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Blanch the florets for 2 mins until cooked but still crisp. Drain in a colander and shake dry.
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step 2
Heat a wok over a high heat until a bead of water evaporates in 1-2 seconds. Add 1 tbsp oil and swirl to coat the sides. Stir-fry the onion for 2 mins until starting to soften on the edges but still crisp. Transfer to a bowl.
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step 3
Heat the remaining oil in the wok and add the ginger, dried chillies and white parts of the spring onions. Reduce the heat to low-medium and fry for 1 min until fragrant. Add the garlic, chilli bean paste and black beans, and stir-fry for 30 seconds until the red oil from the chilli bean paste is released.
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step 4
Turn up the heat to high and add the cauliflower, red chillies and the prepared sauce. Stir-fry, then cover and steam the cauliflower for 30 seconds. Uncover and stir-fry for 2 mins until the sauce starts to caramelise on the bottom of the wok and the cauliflower is softened and tender-crisp.
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step 5
Add the onions and spring onion greens, stirring to incorporate. Taste and add salt, if needed. Remove from the heat and serve immediately.
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