We all know how important it is to make sure we’re eating enough healthy foods, especially vegetables. But it’s true that they’re not always the most exciting, as they can often be quite bland and tasteless.
However, the way you prepare them makes all the difference, as the right methods will transform tasteless, soggy veg into a delicious meal or side dish that you’ll love cooking. Cauliflower often gets a bad reputation for being boring, but this is only true if you boil it. According to one chef on social media, you can make it ‘crispy and delicious’ by doing one thing instead – and it’s not frying either.
Alfie Steiner, also known as @alfie_cooks on TikTok, recently shared his ‘favourite’ way to prepare cauliflower – crispy bang-bang style florets with plenty of flavour and crunch.
There’s no boiling or frying in sight – instead, the cauliflower is coated in a batter and breadcrumbed before being baked in the oven.
In the video’s caption, Alfie said: “I absolutely love cooking with cauliflower. This lovely vegetable never fails to surprise me with all the wonderful ways you can prepare it.
“So today, we’re doing it, bang bang style. Served alongside a spicy spring onion mayo, which brings it all together.”
Here’s everything you need to make this delicious cauliflower and tasty dip to go alongside it.
Bang bang cauliflower recipe
Ingredients – for the cauliflower
- One head cauliflower, chopped into florets
- 100g flour
- 50g cornflour
- Two tbsp garlic powder
- One tbsp gochujang paste
- 170ml oat milk mixed with two tsp lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
- 100g panko breadcrumbs
- Salt and pepper
For the sauce
- Four tbsp mayo
- One tbsp gochujang paste
- One tbsp agave or honey
- One garlic clove, minced
- One tbsp water (to loosen)
For the dip
- Four tbsp mayo
- One tsp gochujang
- One garlic clove, minced
- Two spring onions, finely chopped
- One lime, juiced
