Spicy Paste Makes Cauliflower a Delicious Main Dish
2021-12-20
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1Cauliflower is a vegetable that can be fixed in many tasty ways.
2You can cut it in big pieces and cook it over a fire as if it is meat.
3You can cook it until it is soft and crush it up, or mash it, just like a potato.
4You can even turn the white vegetable into a stretchy material that you can flatten and cook like a pizza.
5From Greece to Israel to China, cooks from around the world are creative with cauliflower.
6Roasting is cooking something for a long time.
7Cauliflower is delicious when it is prepared this way with a spicy mixture spread all over the vegetable.
8The mixture, or paste, creates a flavorful surface that browns and gets hard as it cooks.
9But the rest of the cauliflower softens.
10The recipe for this meal is found in "COOKish," a book by chef Christopher Kimball.
11The book limits itself to recipes of just six ingredients without any sacrifices of flavor.
12Kimball says the roasted cauliflower recipe is based on the flavor of gobi Manchurian, an Indo-Chinese dish.
13The widely popular food is known for its saucy quality and its salty and sweet spiciness.
14The spices used in the paste include the Indian spice blend garam masala, Chinese chili-garlic sauce and simple ketchup.
15The liquid reduces as the ketchup is heated, which deepens its tomato-based sweetness.
16The sugars in the ketchup work with the heat to brown the food.
17When the cooking is complete, the cauliflower is cut into large pieces.
18Cut up some green onion into small pieces and throw some on top of each piece.
19It adds a nice, fresh edge to the already complex flavor of the roasted cauliflower.
20I'm Caty Weaver.
1Cauliflower is a vegetable that can be fixed in many tasty ways. You can cut it in big pieces and cook it over a fire as if it is meat. You can cook it until it is soft and crush it up, or mash it, just like a potato. You can even turn the white vegetable into a stretchy material that you can flatten and cook like a pizza. 2From Greece to Israel to China, cooks from around the world are creative with cauliflower. 3Roasting is cooking something for a long time. Cauliflower is delicious when it is prepared this way with a spicy mixture spread all over the vegetable. The mixture, or paste, creates a flavorful surface that browns and gets hard as it cooks. But the rest of the cauliflower softens. 4The recipe for this meal is found in "COOKish," a book by chef Christopher Kimball. The book limits itself to recipes of just six ingredients without any sacrifices of flavor. 5Kimball says the roasted cauliflower recipe is based on the flavor of gobi Manchurian, an Indo-Chinese dish. The widely popular food is known for its saucy quality and its salty and sweet spiciness. 6The spices used in the paste include the Indian spice blend garam masala, Chinese chili-garlic sauce and simple ketchup. The liquid reduces as the ketchup is heated, which deepens its tomato-based sweetness. The sugars in the ketchup work with the heat to brown the food. 7When the cooking is complete, the cauliflower is cut into large pieces. Cut up some green onion into small pieces and throw some on top of each piece. It adds a nice, fresh edge to the already complex flavor of the roasted cauliflower. 8I'm Caty Weaver. 9Chili-Garlic Roasted Whole Cauliflower 10Start to finish: 1 hour 10 minutes (10 minutes active) 11Servings: 4 122-pound head cauliflower, trimmed 13¼ cup neutral oil 142 tablespoons chili-garlic sauce 152 tablespoons ketchup 161 tablespoon garam masala 17Kosher salt and ground black pepper 182 scallions, thinly sliced 19Heat the oven to 425°F. Place the cauliflower on a rimmed baking sheet. Mix the oil, chili-garlic sauce, ketchup, garam masala and 2 teaspoons each salt and pepper. Brush half the mixture onto the cauliflower, then roast until deeply browned and a skewer inserted into the center meets just a little resistance, 40 to 55 minutes. Brush on the remaining mixture and roast for another 10 minutes. Cut into wedges and sprinkle with scallions. 20Chris Kimball wrote this story for the Associated Press. Caty Weaver adapted it for VOA Learning English. Ashley Thompson was the editor. 21____________________________________________________ 22Words in This Story 23chef - n. a professional cook who usually is in charge of a kitchen in a restaurant 24ingredient - n. one of the things that are used to make a food, product, etc. 25saucy - adj. served with a sauce, a thick flavorful liquid 26We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and visit our Facebook page.