Faux Fried Rice, From Cauliflower
January 14, 2010
Kalyn posted a recipe for Cauliflower Rice on her blog last week, and that inspired me to make this version, a riff on the fried rice you’d get from a Chinese restaurant. I used my food processor to finely chop a small onion, small head of cauliflower, and a handful of baby carrots. I also roughly chopped some leftover steamed green beans. All those veggies went into a big frying pan with a little olive oil to help with caramelization. I beat two eggs and added those to the pan after clearing some space for them to cook. I added some garlic paste, ground black pepper, lite soy sauce, and a little hoisin to season. It only cooked briefly, for about 10 minutes over medium heat. Very quick, very easy.
Here’s the problem: it looked so much like real fried rice that I was expecting it to taste that way too. But, it tastes like cauliflower. I like cauliflower, so no big deal. Like Baked Egg Rolls, this is really just a different way to prepare a vegetable, and not a good substitute for the real thing (if that’s what you’re craving). I will stick to roasting my cauliflower.
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Kalynskitchen | January 15, 2010 at 10:05 am
It does look like fried rice doesn’t it? Yes indeed, this tastes like cauliflower, and not like rice. I did say that in my post, so I hope you weren’t surprised. I like it best under a curry or stew, where it soaks up some of the flavor of what I served it with.
No, I wasn’t surprised. I made it because I like cauliflower, and I knew it would taste like cauliflower! I was just temporarily deceived by its appearance. — Dara
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