| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 45 min |
| Active: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice flour or all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup 2 percent milk
- 1 head cauliflower, cut into bite-size pieces
- Nonstick cooking spray, for the baking sheet
- 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, plus more for garnish
- 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon sriracha
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Sliced scallions, for garnish
Instructions
- For the cauliflower: Place a baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. (If your cauliflower is large, preheat 2 baking sheets.)
- Whisk the flour together with the garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Whisk in the milk and 1/4 cup water until smooth. Toss the cauliflower in the mixture until evenly coated. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon the cauliflower into the baking sheet, leaving any excess sauce behind in the bowl. (Do not overcrowd the baking sheet or the cauliflower will steam and not become crispy; you may need to bake in batches or use two baking sheets.) Bake the cauliflower for 20 minutes.
- For the sesame sauce: Meanwhile, put the soy, honey, sesame oil, vinegar, cornstarch, sesame seeds, ginger, sriracha, garlic and 1/2 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk together thoroughly. Bring to a boil, then reduce the temperature to medium-low and let simmer, stirring frequently, until the sauce becomes glossy and thick, about 2 minutes. Remove the cauliflower from the oven and toss with half of the sesame sauce. Return the cauliflower to the oven until dark and glossy, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove to a serving bowl and drizzle with more sauce. Add sesame seeds and scallions over the top and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 373 |
| Total Fat | 13 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 56 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 15 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 5 mg |
| Sodium | 870 mg |
Reviews
This was perfectly delicious. Had my doubts when we took the cauliflower out after the first roasting (appeared dry) but no worries: perfect after saucing and baking again. We had to wait a bit to do the second bake b/c the entree was finishing in the oven but no harm, no foul: perfect in every way. We thought we wanted to make it after we saw the show and we were right! Thanks Katie.
I liked this a lot!
OMG this is amazing. I made some tweaks with the recipe based on the feedback but, haters of this dish just need to do the same.
Actually, a 4 1/2 stars only because I made a few tweaks. I used unsweetened coconut beverage instead of milk and water in the rice flour. I used a head of cauliflower and two heads of broccoli. I added 2 tablespoons of brown sugar to the sesame sauce plus it needed salt. Plus, I didn’t have sriracha so added sweet chili pepper sauce. I took the dish to a friends gathering and not one drop of veg remained, delicious!
Loved this! A lot of reviews saying soggy so I cut batter in half- but not water- kept that the same. Not necessarily crispy? But not mushy either. Really good-put on top of arugula with some extra sauce as a side dish.
Horrible!! What a waste of my organic cauliflower. The sauce was nice, but the as a whole- was mushy, and did not have a good texture (went into trash!).
Phemoninal…no other words.
Delicious. Great for a meatless meal.
This was wonderful! I used coconut flour instead of the rice flour. I did bake it longer to get it more crispy. I added cayenne pepper to the seasoning and used about 2 tsp. of the sesame oil Will definitely make this again!
Agree with many comments that cauliflower just turns to mush. I would try without coating it in batter or use a crispy batter.
Sauce is a bit blah. Maybe more heat using diced peppers or red pepper flakes.
Photographs well however.