February 26, 2021, 5:12 am | Read time: 2 minutes
You’re probably familiar with sweet and sour chicken. We’ve come up with a vegetarian version of the Chinese dish and show in the video how to make this delicious meal yourself.
We’re cooking the Chinese classic a bit differently. Instead of sweet and sour chicken, we’ve prepared vegan cauliflower and are thrilled with the tasty dish. It tastes especially good in the fall and winter. Here’s the recipe for sweet and sour cauliflower, Chinese style.
Vegan sounds like a complicated alternative? Not with the sweet and sour cauliflower. The dish is easy to cook, and you don’t have to spend long in the kitchen. Plus, the cauliflower not only tastes good but is also healthy.
Recipe for Sweet and Sour Cauliflower
Ingredients
- Vegetable broth
- 50 ML soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon chili flakes
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 6 cloves of garlic
- Olive oil
Preparation
- Chop the garlic.
- Mix 115 ML vegetable broth, 50 ML soy sauce, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 tablespoon chili flakes, 2 tablespoons tahini, 3 tablespoons rice vinegar, and the chopped garlic in a bowl.
- Wash and cut the cauliflower.
- Heat olive oil in a pan and add a little water. Then add the cauliflower and let it simmer for about five minutes over medium heat.
- Stir in half of the sauce and let it simmer for another five minutes until the sauce is well absorbed.
- Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons of cornstarch.
- Add the remaining sauce and let it cook until it reaches the desired consistency.
- Serve with rice.
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Enjoy the cauliflower, bon appétit!