Baked Orange Cauliflower

Name: Baked Orange Cauliflower
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: large egg for Vegan option- substitute 3 Tbsp warm water + 1 Tbsp ground flax seeds*; ▢ 1 cup panko crumbs; ▢ 1 small head of cauliflower cut into small (bite sized) florets; ▢ 2 Tbsp cornstarch; ▢ 6 Tbsp orange juice approx. juice of 1 1/2 oranges; ▢ ¼ cup honey for Vegan option substitute 2 Tbsp. agave; ▢ 2 Tbsp soy sauce low-sodium; ▢ 2 Tbsp rice vinegar; ▢ 2 tsp ketchup; ▢ ½ tsp sriracha more or less to taste; ▢ ¼ tsp minced ginger; ▢ 1 clove garlic minced; ▢ 3 cups forbidden aka black rice, cooked; ▢ 2 green onions sliced; ▢ 1 tsp sesame seeds

7 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:10:25 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Nutrition per recipe

Calories1514.7 kcal (76%)

Total Fat10.3 g (15%)

Carbs326.8 g (126%)

Sugars99 g (110%)

Protein37.7 g (75%)

Sodium1568.4 mg (78%)

Fiber14.3 g (51%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

egg

large, for Vegan option- substitute 3 Tbsp warm water + 1 Tbsp ground flax seeds*

1 cuppanko crumbs

1 headcauliflower

cut into small, bite sized florets

2 Tbspcornstarch

6 Tbsporange juice

¼ cuphoney

for Vegan option substitute 2 Tbsp. agave

2 Tbspsoy sauce low-sodium

2 Tbsprice vinegar

2 tspketchup

½ tspsriracha

more or less to taste

¼ tspminced ginger

1 clovegarlic

minced

3 cupsforbidden black rice

aka, cooked

2green onions

sliced

1 tspsesame seeds

Instructions

Step 1

For the cauliflower

Step 2

Preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper , set aside.

OvenPreheat

Step 3

Set out two small bowls. In the first bowl, whisk egg. In the second bowl, add panko crumbs. Dip each bite sized cauliflower floret in egg and then dip in panko crumbs, using your fingers to gently press coating onto cauliflower. Set cauliflower on baking sheet and repeat until all cauliflower is coated. See notes below for vegan preparation.

Step 4

Bake until cauliflower is golden brown and crunchy. (approx 15-20 min.)

Step 5

For the sauce

Step 6

Make while the cauliflower is cooking. In a small bowl whisk together corn starch plus 1 Tbsp water, set aside. In a small sauce pan mix together orange juice, honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ketchup, sriracha, ginger and garlic. Bring sauce to a low boil, stirring constantly. Stir in cornstarch mixture and bring to a boil again. Continue stirring until sauce has thickened. (approx 1-2 min.)

Step 7

Warm up cooked rice if necessary, top with cauliflower and drizzle with sauce. Sprinkle with green onion slices and sesame seeds.