{"id":9806,"date":"2014-10-01T08:19:07","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T14:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blissfulbasil.com\/?p=9806"},"modified":"2021-04-27T14:17:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T20:17:34","slug":"chili-garlic-cauliflower-fried-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blissfulbasil.com\/chili-garlic-cauliflower-fried-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"Chili-Garlic Cauliflower Fried Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"

This flavorful vegan, grain-free chili-garlic cauliflower fried rice requires just 7 ingredients and 30 minutes of time. Riced cauliflower and sliced scallions are pan-fried in coconut oil until golden and lightly caramelized. Then, a tangy, salty, and spicy glaze\u00a0of\u00a0tamari or soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and chili-garlic sauce is added to the pan to finish the dish.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I've been on a bit of a chili-garlic kick lately. I\u00a0blame\u00a0these tasty noodles<\/a>\u00a0for initiating the craze, and I'm going to blame this no-words-delicious cauliflower \"rice\" for my spiral into chili oblivion.<\/p>\n

There seems to be no way out of my obsession, and I'm coming to terms with this fact. Call me crazy, but I like a little spice in my life. And when spice meets\u00a0warm, garlicky cauliflower rice? It's over. And by \"over\" I mean there is no stopping my spoon-to-bowl movements until there is but a grainless-granule left.<\/p>\n

Just take a quick\u00a0look at this bowl of hot goodness. Can you fault me?<\/p>\n

\"Chili<\/a><\/p>\n

This \"rice\" isn't rice at all. Rather, it's a big ol' hunk\u00a0of cauliflower that's been grated into a rice.<\/p>\n

As you cook the \"rice,\" you want it to caramelize in your pan to enhance the flavors and truly resemble fried rice. To make this happen, it's important to extract the excess water from the cauliflower prior to cooking. So, a quick and slightly fancy\u00a0trick is\u00a0to add\u00a0the riced cauliflower to a piece of cheese cloth or a nut-milk bag and squeeze as much of the water out as possible. It takes a bit of muscle, patience, and time (i.e., 5-10 minutes) to really work the water out of raw cauliflower, but it's an important step and totally worth the extra work. Plus, all that squeezing = a form of kitchen therapy. So get your squeeze on and watch those nagging emotions<\/del> water droplets fall out of your life<\/del> cauliflower.<\/p>\n

After you've squeezed the excess water from the cauliflower, you'll add it to a pan in which you've already been cooking up some sliced scallions in a dab of coconut oil.<\/p>\n

You'll cook the cauliflower for a few minutes and then add a mixture of tamari or soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and chili-garlic sauce to the pan.<\/p>\n

Then it's time to turn. up. that. heat. Like literally turn up the heat on the stove so that you get a subtle caramelization going on in your pan. After just five or so more minutes of cooking, you'll be left with an unstoppable, light, and make-again-worthy batch of cauliflower fried rice.<\/p>\n

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This flavorful vegan, grain-free chili-garlic cauliflower fried \"rice\" requires just 7 ingredients and 30 minutes of time. Riced cauliflower and sliced scallions are pan-fried in coconut oil until golden and lightly caramelized. Then, a tangy, salty, and spicy glaze of tamari or soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and chili-garlic sauce is added to the pan to finish the dish.<\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Course <\/span>Main, Side<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Prep Time <\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cook Time <\/span>20 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Total Time <\/span>35 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Servings <\/span>2<\/span> -4<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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