Monday, April 15, 2013

Cauliflower Rice

Looking around Pinterest or the web these days you're likely to see a reference or 2 to cauliflower rice.  A low carb recipe to replace rice!

Before you can think about seasoning your 'rice', you must first get that head of cauliflower riced. I cut the cauliflower into florets,  placed them in my blender,  filled it with water then pulsed the blender on the crumb mode for a few seconds each until I was certain the florets had a good swirling around. Then strain. This produces what may appear more like couscous,  I've also read where you can grate the cauliflower and that may produce bigger pieces then the blender.

I strained the cauliflower and gave my colander a few good taps and pushed down to release any lingering water. It is now ready to cook! Oh,  it makes a lot!  Maybe start with half a head.

What's you're fancy?  What flavoring do you favor? I've made it twice now,  the first with a Chinese flare,  the second,  Mexican.

For the Chinese rice, I sauted a tablespoon of olive oil,  added 4 tablespoon of finely chopped peppers and onions,  gave them a swirl around the pan,  added the cauliflower and seasoned with salt,  pepper,  garlic powder and tamari. Let it cook for a few minutes giving it a stir every now and then until the cauliflower is cooked,  should take about 5 minutes total!  I also added in fried tofu that I had on hand and it made a filling lunch.

For the Mexican rice,  I started the same way with the oil and peppers and onions.  I then added to the pan 2 chopped tomatoes and 4 tablespoons of chopped banana peppers.  I then added in the cauliflower and seasoned it all with salt,  pepper,  chilli powder,  cumin and a bit of salsa.  Add as much of the seasonings as you like,  this is very customizable!  Again this only takes a good 5 minutes to cook.  I ate this with grilled chicken and avocado and a bit of corn.  I could see adding in a can of black beans or pinto beans (or any bean really!), and this would make a great vegetarian meal! 

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