Description
Crispy Orange Cauliflower is a vegan version of Chinese orange chicken! Sticky, sweet, and addicting, you'll be coming back bite after bite!
Ingredients
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- 1 head cauliflower, cut into bite sized florets
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 cup flour (all purpose or garbanzo bean flour for gluten free)
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- Salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 cups panko
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- Sliced green onions, optional for garnish
- Toasted sesame seeds, optional for garnish
For the orange sauce:
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons liquid aminos or tamari or soy sauce
- Zest from one orange
- 1-3 teaspoons sriracha, optional
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons corn starch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- In a shallow bowl, whisk together the water, flour, sriracha and a pinch of salt and pepper. In a second shallow bowl, stir together the panko, garlic powder, ginger powder, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- One piece of cauliflower at a time, dredge the cauliflower in the wet mixture, shaking off any excess, and then the dry. Place on the sheet pan and repeat until all the cauliflower is breaded.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, flipping halfway through, until crispy. Mine are perfect at 30 minutes.
- While the cauliflower bakes, add all the sauce ingredients, except the cornstarch mixture, into a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the sauce is fragrant.
- Toss the cauliflower with the sauce. I like to start with half the sauce and add more as needed. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds, if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
For gluten free: use garbanzo bean flour, gluten free panko, and tamari instead of soy sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 recipe (with 1/2 the sauce)
- Calories: 339
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 863mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 69g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 0mg