Cooking time: 10 min

Serving: 2

Ingredients:

●     1 small head (18 oz./500g) Chinese cauliflower (or regular cauliflower)

●     2 tablespoons peanut oil (or vegetable oil)

●     5 dried chili peppers (Optional)

●     2 shallots , sliced (or 1/2 white onion)

●     4 cloves garlic, minced

●     1 tablespoon ginger, minced

●     2 tablespoons Doubanjiang (spicy fermented bean paste), or 1 tablespoon for a less spicy and less salty dish (*Footnote 1)

●     1/4 teaspoon ground Sichuan peppercorn

Sauce

●     1/4 cup vegetable stock (or water)

●     2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry)

●     1 tablespoon light soy sauce (or soy sauce)

●     1 teaspoon sugar

Instructions:

1. Cut the cauliflower into bite-sized florets. Rinse, drain, and set aside.
2. Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
3. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large carbon steel (or nonstick skillet) over medium-high heat until hot. Add the dried chili peppers, shallots, garlic, and ginger. Stir a few times to release the fragrance. Add the Doubanjiang and ground Sichuan peppercorns. Cook and stir to roast the doubanjiang, for 1 minute or so, or until the aromatics are evenly coated. If the doubanjiang looks dry and starts to burn, pour in a spoonful of Shaoxing wine (or water) and stir to bring down the pan temperature.
4. Add the cauliflower. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
5. Pour in the sauce. Stir again to mix well. Cover the pan. Let steam until the cauliflower turns tender. It takes 6 to 8 minutes to cook through Chinese cauliflower and 3 to 4 minutes to cook through regular cauliflower. Check on the cauliflower every 2 to 3 minutes, stirring a few times when you check it. Add a bit of water or veggie broth if the pan gets too dry.
6. Uncover. If there’s still a lot of liquid in the pan, you can turn up the heat, cook and stir a few more times to let the liquid evaporate. Transfer everything to a plate.
7. Serve hot as a side or main dish over steamed rice.

Posted by Coba Grills, and we thank Omnivore's Cookbook for this delicious recipe and the recipe link https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/spicy-cauliflower-stir-fry