
Chinese Cauliflower Manchurian
VegBlanched cauliflower marinated in ginger-garlic-chili paste and soy sauces, dusted in corn flour, and deep-fried until crisp.
- Prep time
- 35 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Total time
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Medium
CategoriesFusion
Ingredients
- 1 Cauliflower (large)
- 3 Tablespoons Corn flour (heaped)
- as needed Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 Teaspoon Ajinomoto (MSG)
- Oil (as needed)
- 1/2 Teaspoon White pepper powder
- 1 Ginger (small piece, to grind)
- 4 cloves Garlic (to grind)
- 7 Green chili (to grind)
Instructions
- Break the cauliflower into small florets. Add salt to boiling water, drop in the washed florets, and cover for two minutes.
- Drain thoroughly and spread on a cloth to blot up the remaining water.
- Mix the ground paste with salt, white pepper powder, and the sauces, coat the cauliflower florets well with this, and let marinate for 1/2 hour.
- Just before frying, dust with corn flour and deep-fry in hot oil. Serve hot.
- Alternative method: this can also be made with a mix of other vegetables -- carrot, potato, capsicum, and cabbage all work well.